Failed New York bomb attack not al Qaeda

New York city’s mayor, Michael Bloomberg says there’s no evidence that the failed attempt to detonate a car bomb in the city was the work of al-Qaeda or any other big terrorist group.



Mayor Bloomberg spoke after police dismissed claims by a Pakistani Taliban group that it was responsible.



Investigators are hunting a middle-aged white man seen removing his shirt near the scene at Times Square on Saturday evening and stuffing it into a bag.



President Barack Obama has vowed that the US will track down the perpetrators.



Investigators have been gathering evidence from the Nissan Pathfinder in which the homemade petrol and propane bomb was found.