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Two Stupid Young Moslems Arrested in Plot to Bomb NY Subway
From AOL NewsA U.S. citizen and a Pakistani national were arrested in an alleged plot to bomb a subway station in midtown Manhattan, and possibly other locations around the city, police said Saturday. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the men were not believed to be connected to al-Qaida or any other international terrorist organization, although he said they expressed hatred for America. The men had been under police surveillance and had discussed placing explosives at the Herald Square subway station and stations at 42nd and 59th streets, Kelly said. The men never obtained explosives, he said. "It was clear that they had the intention to cause damage, to kill people," Kelly said. "They did not immediately have the means to do it." He identified the men as Shahawar Matin Siraj, 21, a Pakistani living in Queens, and James El Shafay, 19, a U.S. citizen living on Staten Island. Kelly said the men visited the Herald Square 34th Street station - one block from Madison Square Garden, the site of next week's Republican National Convention - on Aug. 21. The men were being charged with conspiracy to blow up the station, which is central to a large commercial district, including Macy's flagship department store. They were to be arraigned Saturday in federal court. ... "Their motive was generally hatred for America," Kelly said. He said one of the men had also made anti-Semitic statements. Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-08-28 |
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