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October 18, 2012       Share:    

Source: http://www.fbi.gov/newyork/press-releases/2012/joint-terrorism-task-force-arrests-man-in-lower-manhattan-after-he-attempted-to-bomb-new-york-federal-reserve-bank

Terrorist Attempted to Strike New York's Financial District on Behalf of Al-Qaeda

(FBI New York Field Office) NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly stated: "Al-Qaeda operatives and those they have inspired have tried time and again to make New York City their killing field. We are up to 15 plots and counting since 9/11, with the Federal Reserve now added to a list of iconic targets that previously included the Brooklyn Bridge, the New York Stock Exchange, and Citicorp Center. After 11 years without a successful attack, it's understandable if the public becomes complacent. But that's a luxury law enforcement can't afford." The defendant has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide material support to al-Qaeda.

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