Terrorists Had Planned NY Strike 9/11/06
July 7, 2006
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Federal law enforcement officials say a plot designed to use 15 to 20 suicide bombers on one commuter train as close to Sept. 11 as possible was well underway.
The specific target was the PATH commuter trains that run in a tunnel under the Hudson River into New York City.
But law enforcement officials say the plotters had already accessed detailed blueprints and drawings of the PATH tunnels, available on the internet. And like the London bombers, the plan was to load backpacks with explosives. All 15 to 20 bombers were to board one car and detonate when the train was under the river, according to officials.
UPDATE: Assem Hammoud, a Lebanese native and self-professed Al Qaeda operative, was arrested April 27, and admitted to plotting a terror attack in New York City, a senior Lebanese security official said Friday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also said Hammoud claimed he was acting on orders from Osama bin Laden.
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