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Man Gets 5 Years in Prison for New York Subway Bomb Plot
FoxNews.com ^ | March 02, 2007 | AP
Posted on 03/02/2007 4:35:45 PM PST by RDTF
NEW YORK — A man was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday for conspiring to blow up a busy Manhattan subway station.
James Elshafay, had pleaded guilty and testified against the mastermind of the plot, Shahawar Matin Siraj, at a trial last year in federal court in Brooklyn.
Elshafay, the son of an Egyptian father and Irish mother, testified that after meeting Siraj at an Islamic bookstore, they hatched an initial scheme — later abandoned — to blow up the four bridges connecting Staten Island to Brooklyn and New Jersey. He also told jurors at Siraj's trial that he was taking medication for depression and schizophrenia.
Siraj and Elshafay were caught with crude diagrams of the Herald Square subway station on Aug. 27, 2004, the eve of the Republican National Convention. Prosecutors said the men wanted to avenge the abuses of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison.
At the time of the arrests, authorities said that the men never obtained explosives and had not been linked to known terrorist groups.
Siraj was sentenced last year to 30 years in prison.
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http://www.chinapost.com.tw/news/archives/taiwan/200733/103698.htm
"Lines at airports disappear as more officers vet liquids"
2007/3/3
The China Post staff
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The long lines that plagued airports around Taiwan on the first day of the government's restriction of carry-on liquids Thursday disappeared yesterday as more immigration control agents were called in.
Long lines had stretched beyond the immigration control area at Taoyuan International Airport after people were told to arrive three hours early for their flight due to new security measures restricting liquids."
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http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Saturday/National/20070303102107/Article/local1_html
"Tighter security at airports"
03 Mar 2007
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "KUALA LUMPUR: There will be new security rules at Malaysian airports.
Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) director-general Datuk Kok Soo Chon said the details would be announced on March 31.
It would include more stringent security checks. The DCA website also states there will be new security measures for all passengers departing from the country."
ARTICLE SNIIPPET: "It also states "new security measures on liquids, gels, aerosols and other items of similar consistency on board an aircraft are deferred until further notice"."
ADDING to post no. 59:
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel07/explosives010807.htm
MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2007
www.usdoj.gov/usao/nye
SHAHAWAR MATIN SIRAJ SENTENCED TO THIRTY YEARS
OF IMPRISONMENT FOR CONSPIRING TO PLACE EXPLOSIVES
AT THE 34th STREET SUBWAY STATION IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK — Roslynn R. Mauskopf, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced that Shahawar Matin Siraj was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for his role in conspiring to plant explosive devices at the 34th Street subway station in Manhattan in August 2004, just prior to the start of the Republican National Convention at nearby Madison Square Garden. The sentencing proceeding was held before U.S. District Judge Nina Gershon at the U.S. Courthouse in Brooklyn. Siraj was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn on May 24, 2006, following a five-week trial.
Siraj is the second individual convicted for participating in this plot. In Oct. 2004, James Elshafay pleaded guilty to conspiracy to damage or destroy a subway station by means of an explosive, and testified against Siraj at his trial. Elshafay’s sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.
At trial, the government proved that Siraj and Elshafay plotted to plant explosive devices at the Herald Square subway station in order to disrupt commerce and transportation in New York City and damage the economy. The evidence included hours of secretly recorded conversations between Siraj and Osama Eldawoody, an Egyptian nuclear engineer who became a paid informant for the New York City Police Department’s Intelligence Division, in which Siraj expressed his hatred for America and discussed his desire to place explosives on various bridges and in subway stations in New York City, including the subway station at 34th Street. In furtherance of their scheme, on Aug. 21, 2004, Siraj and Elshafay inspected the station, and later drew diagrams of the location in order to help them place a bomb. When arrested on Aug. 27, 2004, neither Siraj nor Elshafay possessed any explosive material.
“Thanks to the extraordinary work of law enforcement, the defendants’ plot did not advance beyond the planning stage, and the public was never at risk,” stated U.S. Attorney Mauskopf. “We remain steadfast in our commitment to stop would-be terrorists before they act, and will apply all available resources to secure the safety of our residents.” Ms. Mauskopf praised the outstanding work of the New York City Police Department, and thanked the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York Joint Terrorist Task Force for their assistance.
The government’s case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Todd Harrison and Marshall L. Miller of the Eastern District’s Violent Crimes and Terrorism Section.