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N.Y. man convicted in subway bombing plot

Friends testified they worked with Al Qaeda on plan

By Mosi Secret

 |  New York Times  

  May 02, 2012

A Queens man was convicted of a host of terrorism charges Tuesday for participating in a plot led by Al Qaeda to stage suicide attacks in the New York subways, an effort that prosecutors said was stopped just days before three former high school classmates planned to set off homemade bombs during rush hour.

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