Suspect in attempted Times Square car bombing held MBA from University of Bridgeport

NYC bomb suspect had MBA from Conn. university

HARTFORD, Conn. — Officials at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut say the man suspected of parking a car bomb in Times Square earned computer and business degrees there.

School officials say Faisal Shahzad (FY’-sul shah-ZAHD’) graduated with a bachelor’s degree in computer applications and information systems in 2000 and later returned to earn a master’s of business administration in 2005.

University spokeswoman Leslie Geary says Shahzad was a transfer student from Southeastern University in Washington, D.C., which lost its accreditation last year.

She says the University of Bridgeport has notified federal homeland security officials and the FBI about Shahzad’s attendance at the college.