Times Square bomb suspect indicted

New York: The man suspected of trying to set off a car bomb in New York's Times Square on May 1 was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday on terrorism-related charges.

Pakistani-born Faisal Shahzad, who became a US citizen last year, was indicted on 10 charges, including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted terrorism transcending national borders.

He faces life in prison if convicted and has been cooperating with authorities since he was arrested, officials said.

"[The] 10-count indictment returned in the Southern District of New York charges Faisal Shahzad with conspiring with the Pakistani Taliban to wreak death and destruction in Times Square," US Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement.

Shahzad, 30, is accused of parking a vehicle containing a crude car bomb in Times Square in Midtown Manhattan.