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Friends of bombing plot suspect say he was devout Muslim

An undated Twitter profile picture, left, allegedly shows

Photo credit: AFP PHOTO / TWITTER ; Getty Images | An undated Twitter profile picture, left, allegedly shows Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, from Bangladesh, who was arrested in New York for trying to detonate what he believed was a 1,000 pound bomb at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York building in Lower Manhattan, Department of Justice officials said. (Oct. 17, 2012)

The man accused of trying to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in Manhattan repeatedly espoused the peaceful nature of Islam.

He was convinced Osama bin Laden had nothing to do with the 9/11 terror attacks, saying "a good Muslim wouldn't do that."

At the same time, Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis condemned Israel and contended that American pop culture was defiling his native Bangladesh.

Nafis'...

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