The scope of plot expands:
U.S. reports plot to bomb NYC metro tunnels
FBI: Investigation of 8 al-Qaida operatives, 3 in custody, spans 6 countries
NEW YORK - Authorities have disrupted al-Qaida terrorists abroad who were plotting to attack the transportation tunnels running under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, the FBI announced Friday.
“For most of the year, we have been focusing on a group of al-Qaida followers who have targeted the Hudson River tubes,” FBI Assistant Director Mark Mershon said at a news conference. “We believe we intercepted this group early in their plotting and, in fact, the plan has largely been disrupted.”
Mershon said the plot “would have involved martyrdom, explosives and certain of the tubes that connect New Jersey with Lower Manhattan.” .....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13749418/
"FBI: Investigation of 8 al-Qaida operatives, 3 in custody, spans 6 countries "
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13749418/
Keep that good news coming.
I can't wait to hear the rest of the story.
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and thanks to Grampa Dave for the ping to this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1661728/posts
Plotters sought to bomb NY tunnel:
ABC news ^ | 07/07/06 | NA
Posted on 07/07/2006 4:04:33 AM PDT by prisoner6
"Plotters sought to bomb NY tunnel: paper"
Jul 7, 2006 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
For archival purposes - UPDATE:
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202518,00.html
"FBI Busts 'Real Deal' Terror Plot Aimed At NYC-NJ Underground Transit Link"
Friday, July 07, 2006
PHOTOS VIDEO
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON — FBI agents monitoring Internet chat rooms smashed an Al Qaeda terrorist plot to attack New York City's underground transit link with New Jersey, law enforcement officials said Friday.
The attack would have been carried out as early as the fall of this year.
"We're here today to discuss what we believe is the real deal," Mark Mershon, former assistant FBI director in New York, said during a press conference Friday. "We believe we intercepted this group early in their plotting and in fact, the plan has largely been disrupted."
The main target of the plot was the heavily traveled underground PATH train system that connects lower Manhattan and New Jersey's suburban communities, officials confirmed. The system carries more than 215,000 commuters daily. Mershon said the plot was supposed to be executed in October or November, but that it still was in the "planning stages."
Mershon said the plan "involved martyrdom and explosives.""
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NOTE: The following text is a quote:
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http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel06/transportation_threat070706.htm
For Immediate Release
July 7, 2006
Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
Lebanese-US Government Cooperate and Disrupt Plan to NY-NJ Transportation System
Washington, D.C. - “Working closely with the Intelligence/Information Directorate within the Internal Security Forces of Lebanon and with other foreign law enforcement and intelligence partners, we have disrupted a terrorist network that was in the planning stages of an attack against the transportation system in the New York-New Jersey area. A significant development in this investigation was the arrest of a key suspect by Lebanese authorities. This investigation is ongoing. We know al-Qa’ida continues to have an interest in attacking the United States. At this point in time, there is no specific or credible information that al-Qa’ida is planning an attack on US soil. The FBI, through the New York Joint Terrorism Task Force, will continue to investigate suspected activities here and abroad with our partners from the US and international law enforcement and intelligence commu nity. At the same time, the Department of Homeland Security will continue to share information with state and local partners to ensure that they have the appropriate awareness to make decisions about how to best protect their communities.”