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2008-11-26 Home Front: WoT

Feds warn of terror plotting against NYC subways

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Posted by tu3031 2008-11-26 12:11|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Law enforcement officials tell ABCNews.com, the plot involved a "Madrid-like attack," a reference to the synchronized bombing of the commuter rail system in Spain in March 2004 that killed 191 people.

A terror suspect arrested in Pakistan by the FBI in recent days provided authorities with details of a bomb plot against the Long Island Rail Road and other information that led to series of high level intelligence and law enforcement conference calls over the past 24 hour and the issuing of a bulletin warning of an unspecified holiday attack on the New York City region's commuter rail system, ABC News has learned.

The suspect - according to some reports the arrest took place in Pakistan - recently met with Al Qaeda leaders and was able to provide authorities with significant detail as to how the plotters would have carried out an attack if their plans had gotten beyond the so-called "aspirational" stage.

Authorities had no evidence to substantiate the suspect's charges and there is no evidence of any active plot, multiple officials said. The suspect is believed to have in the past resided in Suffolk County, Long Island.

Posted by tu3031 2008-11-26 16:05|| 2008-11-26 16:05|| Front Page Top

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-11-26 16:21|| 2008-11-26 16:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Don't kill one passenger per minute, we will get a bailout from Washington for the ransom.

Posted by Lonzo Thomolet8930 2008-11-26 18:00|| 2008-11-26 18:00|| Front Page Top

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