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Faisal Shahzad

Boston Marathon Dept: April 15, 2013: Two bombs explode in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing two people and injuring at least 120, according to CTV. May 1, 2010: Pakistani immigrant Faisal Shahzad leaves an explosives-laden SUV in New York's Times Square, hoping to detonate it on a busy night. Street vendors spot smoke coming from the vehicle and the bomb is disabled. Shahzad is arrested as he tries to leave the country and is sentenced to life in prison and Here is a list of some of the worst bombings in the U.S. dating to the 1800s, including some famous attempts that failed: Jan. 17, 2011: A backpack bomb is placed along a Martin Luther King Day parade route in Spokane, Wash., meant to kill and injure participants in a civil rights march, but is found and disabled before it can explode. White supremacist Kevin Harpham is convicted and sentenced to 32 years in federal prison. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.