Four Charged in NY Terror Plot

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CN) - Four men were arrested on federal charges of trying to bomb a Bronx synagogue and shoot military planes at a New York Air National Guard base in Newburgh. The U.S. Attorney's Office said the FBI had been watching the men, who were dealing with a confidential informant, for almost a year.

Arrested were James Cromitie aka Abdul Rahman aka Abdul Rehman, David Williams aka Daoud aka DL, Onta Williams aka Hamza, and Laguerre Payen aka Amin aka Almondo.

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