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4 Men Accused of Plot to Blow Up Kennedy Airport Terminals and Fuel Lines
Summary from United States, from articles in English
[UPDATED] (see summary with new information since yesterday)
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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 9)
Four men, including a onetime airport cargo handler and a former member of the Parliament of Guyana, were charged yesterday with plotting to blow up fuel tanks, terminal buildings and the web of fuel lines running beneath Kennedy International Airport. (article 3)
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 four suspects named on Saturday in the plot to attack John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York tried to enlist the help of Jamaat al Muslimeen, according to U.S. court documents. (article 11)
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)
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 8)
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Trinidad, Defreitas, plot, Guyana, Airport |
Source articles
- Informant Plays Key Role in JFK Plot (baltimoresun.com, 06/03/2007, 732 words)
- ABC News: Informant Took on Homegrown Terror (ABCNews, 06/03/2007, 246 words)
- 4 Men Accused of Plot to Blow Up Kennedy Airport Terminals and Fuel Lines (nytimes.com, 06/03/2007, 792 words)
- Arrests made in alleged plot against JFK airport (L.A. Times, 06/03/2007, 715 words)
- Alleged plot: A potential threat seen in America's backyard (L.A. Times, 06/03/2007, 1082 words)
- 'JFK plot' said to highlight shift in threat (ft.com, 06/04/2007, 442 words)
- ABC News: U.S. on Trail of 4th Alleged JFK Plotter (ABCNews, 06/03/2007, 385 words)
- 4 Men Charged in Plot to Bomb Kennedy Airport (nytimes.com, 06/02/2007, 459 words)
- Papers Portray Plot as More Talk Than Action (nytimes.com, 06/04/2007, 1625 words)
- Op-Ed Articles (NY Post, 06/03/2007, 426 words)
- Trinidad Islamic Group Under Scrutiny (baltimoresun.com, 06/03/2007, 898 words)
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