Four Black Muslims wanted to
blow up four* synagogues in Riverdale -- or maybe just "
detonate explosives near" them; it isn't clear -- and possibly other targets. They also wanted to shoot missiles at military aircraft at Steward International Airport near Newburgh, New York. To this end, the men
bought a disabled anti-aircraft missile launcher and disabled explosives from an FBI plant. Clearly these fellows were not destined for greatness in the terror game; the Feds had been onto them for about a year.
Favorite quote from the Times: "A federal law enforcement official described the plot as 'aspirational' -- meaning that the suspects wanted to do something but had no weapons or explosives."
*Update: Now the Times says it was two synagogues, and amNY and NY1 say it was one.
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