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Fourth Suspect in JFK Plot Surrenders

Guyanese citizen in custody in Trinidad

By Caroline Zimmerman, Newser User

Posted Jun 6, 2007 4:15 AM CDT

(Newser) – A fourth suspect in the plot to blow up JFK airport is in custody in Trinidad after turning himself in to a police station yesterday. Authorities allege that Guyanese citizen Abel Nur, who says he's innocent, belonged to Jamaat al Muslimeen, a Muslim group which... Read full story »

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