Several Islamic radical terrorist attempts in the 2010s involved pressure cooker bombs . The unsuccessful Times Square car bombing attempt in May 2010 , in New York City , included a pressure cooker bomb which failed to detonate . The bomb-maker , Faisal Shahzad , was sentenced to life in prison . In the December 2010 Stockholm bombings , a suicide bomber with extreme views on Islam set up a pressure cooker bomb , which failed to detonate . In July 2011 , Naser Jason Abdo , a U.S. Army private at Fort Hood , Texas , who took pressure cooker bomb-making tips from the Al-Qaeda magazine article , was arrested for planning to blow up a restaurant frequented by U.S. soldiers . Two pressure cookers and bomb-making materials were found in his hotel room . He was sentenced to life in prison
Times Square car bombing attempt
2010 Times Square car bombing attempt
Pressure cooker bomb