4 Men Arrested In New York Charged With Plot To Bomb Synagogues

According to today's New York Times, four upstate New York men were arrested last night, charged with plotting to bomb two synagogues in the Bronx (as well as shoot down planes at Stewart Air National Guard base in Newburgh, NY). The criminal complaint (full text) filed against them charges them with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction and conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles. The four men, all U.S. citizens who are Muslims, were arrested after planting what they believed to be bombs in cars outside the Riverdale Temple and the Riverdale Jewish Center in the Bronx. In fact, the bombs were fake, having been provided by an FBI informant. The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York issued a press release yesterday announcing the arrests.