The father of New York bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami said on Saturday the FBI had made “mistake after mistake” in handling the case and was now “punishing” the family for his son’s wrongdoing by barring them from travelling to the US. Ahmad Khan Rahami spent time at Pakistan seminary tied to Taliban Read moreA senior FBI official last month contested the elder Rahami’s claim that he had warned agents about his son. He said Ahmad Khan Rahami’s wife was also refused entry into the US. Rahami is accused of planting bombs in New York and New Jersey that wounded 31 people last month. “My son’s bad act damaged our repute, it defamed my motherland and it caused bad impression about Islam, which stands for peace,” he said.

Source: The Guardian October 08, 2016 13:18 UTC