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2 convicted in JFK Airport fuel tank explosion plot

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

AUGUST 2, 2010 23:18

NEW YORK — A former member of Guyana's parliament and another man were convicted Monday of plotting to blow up jet fuel tanks at John F. Kennedy International Airport, a plan that authorities said was meant to outdo the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and avenge perceived US oppression of Muslims around the world.

Russell Defreitas, a former JFK cargo handler, and Abdul Kadir, once a member of Guyana's parliament, were convicted of multiple conspiracy charges. Kadir was acquitted of one charge, surveillance of mass transportation. The Brooklyn federal court jury deliberated about five days.

Defreitas, a 66-year-old naturalized US citizen from Guyana, and Kadir, 58, were arrested in 2007 after an informant infiltrated the plot.

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