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Akayed Ullah Gets Life In Prison For 2017 Attempted Suicide Bombing At Times Square Subway Station

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The man convicted of an attempted suicide bombing at a Times Square subway station was sentenced to life in prison Thursday.

In December 2017, Akayed Ullah partially detonated a poorly constructed pipe bomb in the underground passageway that connects the Times Square station to the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

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Akayed Ullah moments after a crudely-made device went off underground between Times Square and the Port Authority. (credit: Image via CBS2)

Five people suffered minor injuries.

Before being sentenced, Ullah apologized, saying he does not support harming innocent people.

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