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| Four charged over JFK 'bomb plot' | Four charged over JFK 'bomb plot' |
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| Four people have been charged in the US over a plot to bomb John F Kennedy airport in New York, US officials said. | Four people have been charged in the US over a plot to bomb John F Kennedy airport in New York, US officials said. |
| They include a former cargo worker and a former MP for the Caribbean nation of Guyana. One of the suspects is a fugitive, believed to be in Trinidad. | They include a former cargo worker and a former MP for the Caribbean nation of Guyana. One of the suspects is a fugitive, believed to be in Trinidad. |
| The plot, which did not go past the planning stages, involved blowing up the airport's fuel tanks and pipeline, justice department officials said. | The plot, which did not go past the planning stages, involved blowing up the airport's fuel tanks and pipeline, justice department officials said. |
| One arrest was in New York and the other two took place in Trinidad. | One arrest was in New York and the other two took place in Trinidad. |
| The four men are charged with conspiring to bomb one of the busiest airports in the United States. | The four men are charged with conspiring to bomb one of the busiest airports in the United States. |
| It was "one of the most chilling plots imaginable," US attorney Roslynn Mauskopf told a news conference. | It was "one of the most chilling plots imaginable," US attorney Roslynn Mauskopf told a news conference. |
| "Had the plot been carried out, it could have resulted in unfathomable damage, deaths and destruction." | "Had the plot been carried out, it could have resulted in unfathomable damage, deaths and destruction." |
| The pipeline is 40 miles (64km) long and carries jet fuel from New Jersey and through the New York boroughs of Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens. | The pipeline is 40 miles (64km) long and carries jet fuel from New Jersey and through the New York boroughs of Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens. |
| The pipeline serves two other airports in the area - LaGuardia and Newark Liberty. | The pipeline serves two other airports in the area - LaGuardia and Newark Liberty. |
| "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. |
| Airport videotaped | Airport videotaped |
| The former JFK cargo worker was arrested in Brooklyn late on Friday and named as Russell Defreitas, originally from Guyana. | |
| Guyanese citizen Abdul Kadir, a former member of Guyana's parliament, and Kareem Ibrahim, from Trinidad, are in custody in Trinidad and Tobago. | Guyanese citizen Abdul Kadir, a former member of Guyana's parliament, and Kareem Ibrahim, from Trinidad, are in custody in Trinidad and Tobago. |
| Abdul Nur, from Guyana, is still being sought and is believed to be in Trinidad and Tobago. | Abdul Nur, from Guyana, is still being sought and is believed to be in Trinidad and Tobago. |
| The alleged plot was brought to light when Mr Defreitas recruited an FBI informant to help him in the plan, officials said. | The alleged plot was brought to light when Mr Defreitas recruited an FBI informant to help him in the plan, officials said. |
| The alleged plotters conducted surveillance of the airport, including videotaping their targets and downloading satellite images from the internet, officials said. | The alleged plotters conducted surveillance of the airport, including videotaping their targets and downloading satellite images from the internet, officials said. |
| The informant recorded some of the conversations he had with Mr Defreitas. | The informant recorded some of the conversations he had with Mr Defreitas. |
| "Any time you hit Kennedy, it is the most hurtful thing to the United States," Mr Defreitas said, according to a recording played to reporters. | "Any time you hit Kennedy, it is the most hurtful thing to the United States," Mr Defreitas said, according to a recording played to reporters. |
| "To hit John F Kennedy, wow... they love John F Kennedy like he's the man... if you hit that, this whole country will be in mourning. You can kill the man twice." | "To hit John F Kennedy, wow... they love John F Kennedy like he's the man... if you hit that, this whole country will be in mourning. You can kill the man twice." |
| In another recorded conversation the suspect was alleged to have said: "Even the twin towers can't touch it," referring to the attack on the World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001 that killed more than 3,000 people. | In another recorded conversation the suspect was alleged to have said: "Even the twin towers can't touch it," referring to the attack on the World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001 that killed more than 3,000 people. |
| "This can destroy the economy of America for some time," Mr Defreitas was alleged to have said. | "This can destroy the economy of America for some time," Mr Defreitas was alleged to have said. |