Also, U.S. might be considering spy swap with Russia, and a car deal is getting incentives to relocate to Cayuga County.
View full sizeAuthorities believe Adnan Shukrijumah met with one of the would-be suicide bombers in a plot to strike the New York subway system last year. Intelligence officials believe Shukrijumah, 34, is one of the top candidates to be al-Qaida's next head of external operations, the man in charge of planning attacks worldwide. The U.S. has offered up to $5 million for information leading to his capture.From Reuters:
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday unsealed charges against five men, accusing them of directing and being involved in a plot to attack the New York subway system at the direction of al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan.The indictment revealed new details about last September's plot in which Afghan-born Najibullah Zazi had planned a suicide bomb attack on New York City subways. Those charged include Adnan El Shukrijumah, a Saudi native believed to be a leader of al Qaeda's operations program. He allegedly recruited Zazi and others to carry out attacks in the United States.
» Read the story: U.S. unseals new charges against 5 in New York plot
» Feds: NYC Subway Plotters Targeted London, Too [CBS News]
» Five charged as al Qaeda plotters in U.S. and U.K. [CNN International]
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