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JFK Terror Plot Thwarted

Three suspects are in custody and one is still at large, in connection with a plot to blow up fuel pipelines at New York's JFK Airport.  Authorities have reportedly been onto the plot since last July, when one of the foiled terrorists unknowingly reached out to an FBI informant for assistance.

According to news reports:  One of the men arrested is Russell Defreitas, a former JFK cargo worker originally from Guyana.  Defreitas was apprehended locally.  Abdul Kadir, arrested in Trinidad (located off the coast of Guyana), is said to be a former member of the Guyanan Parliament.  The third suspect in custody was also arrested in Trinidad.  The suspect still at large is said to be in Guyana or Trinidad.

Hot Air is tracking the latest details, including WNBC's identification of the two other suspects:  Abdul Nur and Kareem Ibrihim.  Not clear which is the third captured suspect and which is at large.  [Update: Nur is the one still at large.]

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Update: Hot Air has posted a PDF of the criminal complaint.  While Defreitas is being described by news agencies as a "homegrown" terrorist, his statements make it pretty clear he can also be aptly described as a "radical Islamic" terrorist.

Excerpted from the complaint:

On or about August 1, 2006, the Source met DEFREITAS at a store in Brooklyn and drove DEFREITAS to his residence.  During a discussion of the war then taking place in Lebanon, DEFREITAS and the Source agreed that Muslims always incur the wrath of the world while Jews get a 'pass.'  DEFREITAS confided to the Source that he had a vision that would make the World Trade Center attack seem small.  He did not discuss the details.  Later in the conversation, DEFREITAS said that while it appeared that only Arab Muslims were fighting the war for Islam, many other nationalities of Muslims were involved in the fight as well.
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During the return drive from JFK, DEFREITAS discussed the extent of the damage they could cause.  In particular, DEFREITAS predicted that the plot would result in the destruction of "the whole of Kennedy," that only a few people would escape and that, due to underground piping, part of Queens would explode.  DEFREITAS went on to predict that, as a result of the plot, DEFREITAS and the Source would "get our blessings and our rewards" and "a place in paradise."

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JFK Terror Plot Thwarted

Three suspects are in custody and one is still at large, in connection with a plot to blow up fuel pipelines at New York's JFK Airport.  Authorities have reportedly been onto the plot since last July, when one of the foiled terrorists unknowingly reached out to an FBI informant for assistance.

According to news reports:  One of the men arrested is Russell Defreitas, a former JFK cargo worker originally from Guyana.  Defreitas was apprehended locally.  Abdul Kadir, arrested in Trinidad (located off the coast of Guyana), is said to be a former member of the Guyanan Parliament.  The third suspect in custody was also arrested in Trinidad.  The suspect still at large is said to be in Guyana or Trinidad.

Hot Air is tracking the latest details, including WNBC's identification of the two other suspects:  Abdul Nur and Kareem Ibrihim.  Not clear which is the third captured suspect and which is at large.  [Update: Nur is the one still at large.]

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Update: Hot Air has posted a PDF of the criminal complaint.  While Defreitas is being described by news agencies as a "homegrown" terrorist, his statements make it pretty clear he can also be aptly described as a "radical Islamic" terrorist.

Excerpted from the complaint:

On or about August 1, 2006, the Source met DEFREITAS at a store in Brooklyn and drove DEFREITAS to his residence.  During a discussion of the war then taking place in Lebanon, DEFREITAS and the Source agreed that Muslims always incur the wrath of the world while Jews get a 'pass.'  DEFREITAS confided to the Source that he had a vision that would make the World Trade Center attack seem small.  He did not discuss the details.  Later in the conversation, DEFREITAS said that while it appeared that only Arab Muslims were fighting the war for Islam, many other nationalities of Muslims were involved in the fight as well.
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During the return drive from JFK, DEFREITAS discussed the extent of the damage they could cause.  In particular, DEFREITAS predicted that the plot would result in the destruction of "the whole of Kennedy," that only a few people would escape and that, due to underground piping, part of Queens would explode.  DEFREITAS went on to predict that, as a result of the plot, DEFREITAS and the Source would "get our blessings and our rewards" and "a place in paradise."