Posted on 05/12/2011 3:00:43 PM PDT by NativeNewYorker
Two men from East Elmhurst, Queens have been arrested and charged with plotting to blow up a Manhattan synagogue.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg was joined by top city law enforcement officials at City Hall earlier today in announcing the arrests of Ahmed Ferhani, 26, and Mohamed Mamdouh, 20.
Ferhani, who is from Algeria, and Mamdouh, was is from Morocco, are both charged with engaging in terrorism, weapons possession and hate crimes.
An arraignment is expected later today.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says the men told undercover officers that they hated Jews and wanted to kill them. He also says they had already secured two .380 handguns, one 9mm gun, a grenade and 100 rounds of ammunition, and were seeking to purchase more. Kelly said Ferhani said he wanted to blow up a synagogue in Manhattan.
(Excerpt) Read more at ny1.com ...
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "NYPD HANDLES SYNAGOGOUE TERROR PLOT" (SNIPPET: "Ahmed Ferhani and Mohamed Mamdouh..." SNIPPET: "Ferhani said he was "prepared to die for jihad."" SNIPPET: "Ferhani even discussed disguising himself as a Jewish worshipper in order to get inside a synagogue to plant a bomb. Before his arrest, Ferhani asked about buying a box of grenades and a bullet proof vest. Ferhani, 26, came to the United States with his family from Algeria in 1995. He reportedly has previous arrests on drug charges. Mamdou, 20, came to the United States from Morocco. The men live in Queens.") (May 12, 2011)
JIHAD WATCH.org (JERUSALEM POST): "PLOTTER OF ATTACK ON NEW YORK SYNAGOGUE WAS DRUG DEALER FOR JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "Law enforcement officials said this was the 13th such plot that was prevented in the city since September 11, ABC News reported...") (May 12, 2011)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/algerian_sentenced_to_years_in_prison_BdwBh03u0aThbaiLHMe6FK
“Algerian sentenced to 10 years in prison for NYC synagogue terror plot”
From ASSOCIATED PRESS
Last Updated: 2:25 PM, March 15, 2013
Posted: 1:33 PM, March 15, 2013
PHOTO CAPTION: “Ahmed Ferhani, in court today, will serve 10 years prison.”
SNIPPET: “An Algerian man who pleaded guilty to rare state-level terrorism charges that he plotted to blow up New York City synagogues was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison.”
“NYC man arrested in synagogue-plot sting gets prison for terrorism conspiracy”
Published April 26, 2013
Associated Press
SNIPPET: “NEW YORK – An American citizen of Moroccan descent who was charged in a police sting with plotting to blow up New York synagogues will spend five years in prison.”
Note: Photo included.
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“Mohamed Mamdouh gets 5 years for plotting to blow up synagogues”
BY SHAYNA JACOBS / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013, 5:32 PM
SNIPPET: “Mohamed Mamdouh, 22, copped to three crimes under state terror laws on Feb. 28 in exchange for a five year prison sentence, plus three years of post-release supervision.
Prosecutors said Mamdouh and “mastermind” Ahmed Ferhani — busted on May 11, 2011 — discussed dressing as observant Jews to infiltrate synagogues and tried to buy weapons to arm themselves for “the cause.””
SNIPPET: “Ferhani at one point said he wanted to attack 10 synagogues.”
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