Terror Plots Foiled

Alist of plots authorities say they've foiled since 9/11

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Authorities say they have foiled many home-grown terrorism plots
since Sept. 11, 2001:

_ MAY 2003: A naturalized U.S. citizen from Kashmir living in Columbus, Ohio, is
accused of planning to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge, pleads guilty to supporting al-Qaida
and is sentenced to 20 years in prison.

_ JUNE 2003: The FBI charges a group of men in Virginia with being part of a
conspiracy to support holy war overseas. In all, 11 men eventually were convicted in
what the government described as a "Virginia jihad network" that used paintball games as
training.

_ AUGUST 2004: U.S. authorities announce evidence of a yearslong plot to attack
financial institutions in New York, Washington and Newark, N.J. Eventually, five men
plead guilty in London.

_ AUGUST 2004: Two men are arrested on the eve of the Republican National
Convention in New York on suspicion of plotting to blow up a subway station. They are
sentenced to prison.

_ AUGUST 2004: Authorities arrest two leaders of a mosque in Albany, N.Y., and
charge them with aiding in a plot to buy a grenade launcher to assassinate a Pakistani
diplomat. They are later convicted of counts relating to money laundering and
conspiracy.

_ AUGUST 2005: Four California men, one the founder of a radical Islamic prison
group, are accused of conspiring to attack Los Angeles-area military bases, synagogues
and other targets. Three were convicted; one awaits trial.

_ FEBRUARY 2006: Three men are arrested in Toledo, Ohio, on suspicion of providing
material support to terrorists. One is accused of downloading videos on the use of
suicide-bomb vests.

_ APRIL 2006: Two Georgia men are accused of videotaping buildings in the
Washington area, including the Capitol and the World Bank, and sending the video to a
London extremist active on jihadist Web sites.

_ JUNE 2006: The FBI announces arrests in Miami and Atlanta in the early stages of a
plot to destroy the Sears Tower in Chicago, FBI offices and other buildings. A federal
jury convicted five men of plotting to join forces with al-Qaida. A sixth was acquitted.

_JULY 2006: U.S. authorities announce the arrest of Assem Hammoud, a Lebanese man
they claim was plotting to bomb New York City train tunnels to flood the financial
district.

_ MAY 2007: Six men were arrested in a suspected plot to attack soldiers at Fort Dix in
New Jersey. Five were convicted of conspiring to kill military personnel and four were
sentenced to life in prison; another got 33 years.

_ JUNE 2007: Four Muslim men are accused of plotting to destroy New York's Kennedy
Airport, kill thousands of people and blow up a jet fuel artery. They have pleaded not
guilty.

_MAY 2009: Four men are charged in New York with plotting to attack synagogues and
shoot down a military plane