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Arrests in NY airport 'bomb plot' Arrests in NY airport 'bomb plot'
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Three people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plan to bomb John F Kennedy airport in New York, reports from the United States say.Three people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plan to bomb John F Kennedy airport in New York, reports from the United States say.
Ground operations, not airplanes or passenger terminals, were to have been targeted, reports say. Ground operations, not aeroplanes or passenger terminals, were to have been targeted, reports say.
The alleged plot against one of the busiest airports in the US is said not to have gone beyond planning stages.The alleged plot against one of the busiest airports in the US is said not to have gone beyond planning stages.
One person was arrested in New York and the other two in a Caribbean country, CNN reported, citing official sources.One person was arrested in New York and the other two in a Caribbean country, CNN reported, citing official sources.
"There is no threat to air safety or the public related to this plot," said FBI spokesman Richard Kolko in Washington."There is no threat to air safety or the public related to this plot," said FBI spokesman Richard Kolko in Washington.
A pipeline carrying jet fuel was to have been targeted, WNBC television in New York said.A pipeline carrying jet fuel was to have been targeted, WNBC television in New York said.