Training for potential homegrown terrorists is often very fast paced , or rushed , as some groups under attack by U.S. forces may feel the need to implement operations “ more precipitously than they might otherwise occur , ” according to Bruce Hoffman . This was the case with the failed Times Square plot carried out by Faisal Shazad . Pakistani Taliban ( TPP ) was on record as providing financing and four months of training for Shazad directly prior to his actions in Times Square . Shazad reportedly received only three to five days of training in bomb-making
Times Square plot
2010 Times Square car bombing attempt
Domestic terrorism