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Jun 26, 2008 News
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three men accused of plotting to blow up New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport pleaded not guilty in Brooklyn federal court yesterday after they were extradited to the United States from Trinidad.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Cheryl Pollak ordered all three held without bail following their arraignment.
They had been extradited overnight from Trinidad amid great secrecy and security in an operation that involved 15 FBI agents in addition to local law enforcement officers, the Trinidad Guardian newspaper said.
Trinidadian Kareem Ibrahim, 62, and Guyanese citizens Abdul Kadir, 59, and Abdel Nur, 57, were flown by private jet to Miami International Airport en route to JFK, the same airport they are accused of plotting to bomb.
They had fought extradition but lost an appeal earlier this week, said Farid Scoon, an attorney for one of the men.
A fourth suspect, Russell de Freitas, was arrested in New York and is in jail pending trial. A naturalized U.S. citizen from Guyana who once worked as a cargo handler at the airport, he has pleaded not guilty.
The four men were indicted in New York City a year ago on charges of plotting to blow up buildings, fuel tanks and pipelines at JFK, which handles some 1,000 flights and more than 120,000 passengers daily.
Prosecutors say the four suspects are Islamic extremists. They face charges that include conspiracy to attack a mass transportation facility, to destroy a public building by explosion and to destroy international airport facilities.
They would face a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.
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