On June 2, 2007, three men were arrested in New York City for allegedly planning to blow up terminal buildings, fuel tanks, and the network of fuel pipelines that runs beneath John F. Kennedy International Airport. A fourth suspect turned himself in on June 5.
JFK Airport Plot Recent News
Trinidad and Tobago Express: JFK accused 'wasting away' in prison (September 27, 2007)
Telegraph.co.uk: Plot to blow up JFK is 'tip of the iceberg'
Globe and Mail: Status quo at Canadian airports after JFK terror plot
Voice of America: FBI Says al-Qaida a Threat on Its Own and as a Model
The New York Times: "4 Men Charged in Plot to Blow Up Kennedy Jet Fuel Tanks"
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Fast Facts
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Fact:
Plot would have destroyed the airport and killed thousands of people
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Suspects arrested
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Surrendered to authorities
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Abdul Kadir is former Parliament member in Guyana
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An informant who infiltrated the radical Muslim group was pivotal to foiling plan
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Nur, Kadir, and Ibrahim ordered by judge to be extradited from Trinidad
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The suspects never had explosives
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The FAA named JFK as the 12th busiest airport in the United States in 2007
