Rahami’s father says he told FBI that son had ‘become bad’

FILE - This September 2016 file photo provided by Union County Prosecutor's Office shows Ahmad Khan Rahami, who is in custody as a suspect in the weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey. Rahami worked as an unarmed night guard for two months in 2011 at an AP administrative technology office in Cranbury, N.J. At the time, he was employed by Summit Security, a private contractor. Rahami remained hospitalized Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, after a shootout the day before with police in New Jersey. (Union County Prosecutor's Office via AP, File)

By Associated Press September 23, 2016 1 min read

The father of the man charged with setting off bombs in New York and New Jersey says he informed the FBI in 2014 about his son’s apparent radicalization.

Speaking to The Associated Press early Friday in a telephone interview, Mohammad Rahami, father of alleged bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami, said his son underwent a personality change after visiting Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2013. Speaking in Urdu, Mohammed Rahami said his son’s mind was not that same. He said his son had become “bad,” and that he didn’t know what caused it, but he informed the FBI about it.

The elder Rahami said he doesn’t think the FBI took any action against his son at the time. He condemned the bombings and said he and his family were in a state of shock

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Ahmed reported from Islamabad