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4 Men Accused of Plot to Blow Up Kennedy Airport Terminals and Fuel Lines
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
[UPDATED] (see summary with new information since yesterday)
The plot as painted by law enforcement officials was cataclysmic: A home-grown Islamic terrorist had in mind detonating fuel storage tanks and pipelines and setting fire to Kennedy International Airport, not to mention a substantial swath of Queens. (article 10) Police in the Caribbean state of Trinidad are searching for a fourth man charged with plotting to blow up New York's John F Kennedy Airport. (article 5) NEW YORK A convicted drug dealer who agreed to pose as a wannabe terrorist among a shadowy group now accused of plotting to blow up John F. Kennedy International Airport secretly fed information to federal investigators in exchange for a lighter sentence. (article 1) One of the suspects was taken into custody in Brooklyn and two others were detained in Trinidad, the authorities said, while the fourth man was still at large. (article 3) The American, retired Russell Defreitas was charged with three other men in what officials described as a plot intended to cause mass casualties and cripple one of the world's busiest travel hubs. (article 4) Federal law enforcement officials and New York City police said today that four people have been charged with conspiring to bomb Kennedy International Airport. (article 9)

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  • Story keywords
    Trinidad, Defreitas, plot, Guyana, Airport

    Source articles
    1. Informant Plays Key Role in JFK Plot (baltimoresun.com, 06/03/2007, 732 words)
    2. ABC News: Informant Took on Homegrown Terror (ABCNews, 06/03/2007, 246 words)
    3. 4 Men Accused of Plot to Blow Up Kennedy Airport Terminals and Fuel Lines (nytimes.com, 06/03/2007, 792 words)
    4. Arrests made in alleged plot against JFK airport (L.A. Times, 06/03/2007, 715 words)
    5. Hunt on for NY airport 'bomb man' (BBC News, 06/03/2007, 705 words)
    6. Alleged plot: A potential threat seen in America's backyard (L.A. Times, 06/03/2007, 1082 words)
    7. 'JFK plot' said to highlight shift in threat (ft.com, 06/04/2007, 442 words)
    8. ABC News: U.S. on Trail of 4th Alleged JFK Plotter (ABCNews, 06/03/2007, 385 words)
    9. 4 Men Charged in Plot to Bomb Kennedy Airport (nytimes.com, 06/02/2007, 459 words)
    10. Papers Portray Plot as More Talk Than Action (nytimes.com, 06/04/2007, 1625 words)
    11. Op-Ed Articles (NY Post, 06/03/2007, 426 words)
    12. Trinidad Islamic Group Under Scrutiny (baltimoresun.com, 06/03/2007, 898 words)




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