NEW YORK -- As first reported by NewsChannel4's Jonathan Dienst, three
people were arrested and one other was being sought Saturday in connection to a
plot to blow up jet-fuel lines at John F. Kennedy International Airport,
officials said.
Four people have been charged. Three suspects are in custody:
Russell Defreitas, Kareem Ibrihim and Abdul Kadir. Another suspect, Abdul Nur is
still at large.
Defreitas is to be arrainged Saturday in Brooklyn on terror
conspiracy charges.
Sources said Defreitas, a former cargo worker at JFK allegedly
began to plot attacking the US last July or August. Defeitas sought help in
carrying out a plan and went to an FBI informant, who gathered information about
the plot.
U.S. Attorney Roslynn R. Mauskopf called it "one of the most
chilling plots imaginable."
"The devastation that would be caused had this plot succeeded is
just unthinkable," she said at a news conference.
Defreitas is a U.S. citizen with roots in Guyana.
Kadir, a former member of Parliament in Guyana, was arrested in
Trinidad for attempting to secure money for "terrorist operations," according to
a Guyanese police commander who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Kadir, a Muslim, left his position in Parliament last year. Muslims
make up about 9 percent of the former Dutch and British colony's 770,000
population, mostly from the Sunni sect.
Sources said counter-terrorism officials have been following the
plot for a little less than one year.
Sources said the plot involved a plan to blow up a BuckEye jet-fuel
pipeline at JFK setting off a potential massive explosion. BuckEye provides fuel
to all three NYC-area airports.
Sources said the plot involved putting explosives inside the fuel
pipeline but realized that "it was not technically feasible."
Officials said the plot may also have included plans to hit the JFK
terminal buildings and aircraft, in addition to the fuel lines.
"The devastation that this would have caused is just
unthinkable."
"Huge concern about the fuel line. The feeding tube that feeds
international commerce, airport, residences." "The Buckeye Pipeline (orginates
from Allentown Pa.), a 40 million fuel line, runs from New Jersey to Nassau
(JFK) ......" It is the central fuel line.
"New York has become complacent.""We urge NY , if you see
something, say something!"[what would CAIR say about that? LAWSUIT! -
Atlas]
Look at the world through the eyes, through the prism of September
11th.
One of the suspects (Defreitas - sp?) was quoted as saying: "the attacks would result in the destruction of the whole of JFK and
destroy whole parts of Queens. Few people would survive."
"Even the twin towers can't touch it. This would destroy the
whole US economy"