U.S. files bomb plot charge against terror suspect

WASHINGTON — Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi has been indicted on a charge of trying to detonate bombs in the United States.

Zazi is to appear in court in Denver on a count of lying to terrorism investigators. The new charge of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction was filed Thursday in New York.

Authorities plan to transfer him to federal court in New York to face the new charge.

Zazi has publicly denied any terrorist plotting. Counterterrorism agents fear he and others may have been planning to detonate homemade bombs on New York City commuter trains.

Zazi’s father and an imam in the city have also been charged with lying to investigators in the case.