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| Ex-NYC Cabbie Pleads Guilty to Terror Plot |
| 2010-04-23 |
| A former New York City cab driver pleaded guilty in Federal Court to plotting to blow up the city's subway system. 25 year old Afghan born US citizen Zarein Ahmedzay faces two life sentences and a $750,000 fine when sentenced July 30th. He told the court after being denied entry into Afghanistan they were recruited by Al Qaeda to carry out “martyrdom operations in the US. Ahmedzay said his experience as a taxi driver was seen as especially helpful in selecting targets. He said all three men received light weapons training before returning to the US. Back on American soil Ahmedzay said he had doubts about the plan but decided to become a suicide bomber. With his help the group decided to blow up New York subways traveling through the busiest stations in the city, Grand Central Station and Times Square. He also quoted from the Koran and said he and the others were sent on the mission by “Allah.' He blamed the “Zionist Jews' for taking part in a secret government and called them the real enemies of the US. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #2 BHARAT RAKSHAK/TOPIX/WORLD NEWS > DEFENDANT IN NYC SUBWAY TERROR PLOT SAYS AL QAEDA ORDERED ATTACK. Also intended to launch multi-Node terror strikes during 2009 RAMADAN Period. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-04-23 23:14 |
| #1 Ahmedzay said his experience as a taxi driver was seen as especially helpful in selecting targets. hmmm? I wonder how many Paki, Algerian, Jordanian, Iranian, ....etc....etc.. taxi cab drivers there are loose in our major cities? |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-04-23 20:13 |