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Trial for New York City Subway terror suspect begins

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    Prosecutors call plot the most chilling since attacks of 9/11

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Moving on now he's accused of plotting to blow up New York City Subway system but now.

The trial is getting under way -- of the man accused of planning what prosecutors say is the most chilling plot since the attacks of nine elevenths.

-- Miller is live outside US district court in Brooklyn New York David what can you tell us about the man on trial.

Well his name is -- -- -- mean hardly a household name by any measure here in the United States.

He was a high school friend of -- bullets -- and that is significant.

Because as Ozzie has now been convicted of that failed subway bombings prosecutors allege -- two men and others traveled to Pakistan.

And then there were trained by al-Qaeda they returned to the United States to take part in what is described as martyrdom operations.

Do -- charged with eleven counts Greg including conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction and what is especially significant it is expected that in the next day possibly as soon as this morning.

Some of the other alleged and convicted terrorists in this case including -- -- -- was Ozzie are going to testified Greg.

How was he caught in the end David.

It was under very bizarre circumstances he -- -- under FBI surveillance the FBI went to his home in 2010.

It was a raid he was not taken into custody he then went on a high speed chase.

Along the New York City highway he was being followed by FBI agents he got into a traffic accident and then he made.

This very strange call to 911 speaking in English and Arabic listen.

Well I think the sixteenth -- -- Yeah this is okay.

It's.

Okay what -- -- -- yeah.

-- -- I'm gonna let go it's.

The only -- to plummeting and the lands yeah.

-- -- -- What are you win what could -- it's.

All on the -- -- value -- what good grads this.

Was that incident a bizarre traffic accident.

Or an attempt -- -- we expect to learn more court begins in less than ten minutes -- David Lee Miller live in Brooklyn David thanks very much.

Or does the pat.