Six held in plot to attack New Jersey army base

Six suspected Islamic radicals have been arrested on charges of plotting an attack on New Jersey's Fort Dix army base with the aim of killing American soldiers, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday.

The group planned to send six or seven men into Fort Dix "to attack and kill at least one hundred soldiers by using rocket propelled grenades or other weapons," The 27-page document said, citing recordings obtained by an informant. They also discussed attacking two American warships when they were expected to dock in Philadelphia. (Reuters)