The New York Times reported that no evidence had yet been found that Rahami had received military training overseas but said Federal Bureau of Investigation agents were trying to determine if his actions had been guided by Islamic State militants or any other terrorist organization.
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Rahami’s comment about his son being a terrorist was investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.
Rahami has not been publicly linked to the devices and has not yet faced terror charges, nor has he been interviewed in any great depth according to New York Police Department (NYPD) commissioner James O’Neill, according to Reuters.
The New York Times reported that Mohammed had called his son a terrorist after that incident two years ago, citing senior law enforcement officials.
Authorities suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami is responsible for the weekend bombings in NY and New Jersey that left dozens injured. The neighbor called police, and police told counter-terrorism officials, who questioned the father and relatives. Now they say he is a terrorist.
United States prosecutors have charged the NY bombing suspect, Ahmad Khan Rahami, with using a weapon of mass destruction and bombing public places, according to a justice department official.
Mrs. Rahami eventually received her visa to enter the USA after giving birth, according to The Wall Street Journal. He was charged in Union County with five counts of attempted murder of a police officer.
Police said he is the man seen in surveillance footage taken Saturday night in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, the site of an explosion that injured 29 people.
Investigators have now linked Ahmad to 10 explosive devices surrounding the bombings, including a pressure cooker bomb that injured 29 people after exploding in Chelsea, New York, on September 17.
The FBI’s Newark field office looked into the accusations, a federal law enforcement source told FoxNews.com.
Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, faces four charges, including use of weapons of mass destruction, bombing a place of public use, destruction of property by means of fire or explosive, and use of a destructive device during and in furtherance of a crime of violence.
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At the time, the revelation spurred an FBI investigation into Rahami. But they check it nearly two months.
