Terror Suspect Zazi Admits To al-Qaeda Ties

CBS News has learned that Najibullah Zazi, the man questioned by the FBI in a terrorism probe in New York and Colorado, has provided a partial confession to investigators. He has admitted ties to terrorism, but downplayed his involvement in any terrorist plot. Prosecutors are going over the information he has provided and looking at possible charges that could be brought against Zazi. FBI agents will question Zazi's father, a spokeswoman for the defense team said Friday. The FBI didn't say why it wanted to talk to Mohammed Zazi, but he will cooperate, said the spokeswoman, Wendy Aiello. She said the father would be questioned later Friday. FBI spokeswoman Kathy Wright said she couldn't comment. Aeillo said the fact that agents want to speak to the father doesn't signal that they are done questioning the son. Najibullah Zazi has already undergone hours of questioning this week, and his apartment and his uncle and aunt's home in suburban Denver have been searched. Authorities have not said what they found and have made no public statements on the investigation. Officials in both New York and Colorado have said they knew of no specific threat. Najibullah Zazi hasn't been arrested, and his attorney, Arthur Folsom, says he doesn't expect him to be.
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