[AP] Adam Goldman and Randy Herschaft - In 1973, Khalid Al-Jawary, a Black September terrorist, placed two car bombs along Fifth Avenue and one near Kennedy Airport, timed to coincide with Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's arrival in the city. The bombs failed to detonate, Al-Jawary fled the country, and was arrested nearly 20 years later. He is scheduled to be released Feb. 19 after serving only about half his 30-year prison sentence.
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