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4 indicted in NY temple bomb plot

Muslim suspects charged with conspiracy, attempts to use weapons of mass destruction, to shoot down military aircraft, and to kill US officers. If convicted, suspects face several life sentences

Four New Yorkers arrested in an alleged plot to bomb a synagogue and shoot down military planes were indicted Tuesday on eight charges, including attempts to use weapons of mass destruction.

 

The four, arrested May 20 in New York, face several life sentences if convicted, the federal prosecutor's office said.

 

They were indicted by a grand jury on charges of conspiracy and attempts to use weapons of mass destruction, to shoot down aircraft, and to kill US officers and employees, the indictment says.

 

Three of the men are US citizens, while the fourth is a Haitian immigrant.

 

The four men were to be arraigned at court in White Plains, New York, on Wednesday.

 

Authorities say they were arrested in the act of attempting to bomb a synagogue and a Jewish center in New York, and had planned to go on to fire an anti-aircraft missile at military planes.

 

The bombs and missiles were duds supplied in an undercover FBI operation, prosecutors say.

 

The plot was uncovered after a man close to the four suspects heard about their plans and informed the authorities. He quickly became an FBI informer and assisted in transfering explosive devices and dummy missiles, which helped incriminate the four men.

 

The suspects were identified as James Cromitie, also known as Abdul Rahman; David Williams, also known as Daoud or simply DL; Onta Williams, also known as Hamza; and Laguerre Payen, also known as Amin and Almondo.

 

Yitzhak Benhorin contributed to this report

 


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