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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.
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- Plot would have destroyed the airport and killed thousands of people
- Suspects arrested: Russell Defreitas, Abdul Kadir, Kareem Ibrahim
- Surrendered to authorities: Abdel Nur
- Abdul Kadir is former Parliament member in Guyana
- An informant who infiltrated the radical Muslim group was pivotal to foiling plan
- Nur, Kadir, and Ibrahim ordered by judge to be extradited from Trinidad
- The suspects never had explosives
- The FAA named JFK as the 12th busiest airport in the United States in 2007
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U.S. foils terror plot 'bigger than 9/11'; Three arrested, one sought in alleged plot to destroy JFK.(World Wire): An article from: Winnipeg Free Press - $9.95
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