Terror

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announces arrests in cigarette smuggling ring (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

Officials: Virginia-NY Cigarette Smuggling Ring Has Terror Links

Some of the suspects charged in a Virginia-to-New York cigarette smuggling scheme have links to top Hamas officials, authorities said.

2013/05/16

FILE - These undated mug shots provided by the U.S. Marshals show Carlos Eduardo Almonte (L) and Mohamed Mahmood Alessa. (credit: U.S. Marshals)

Admitted Would-Be Terrorists Face Sentencing Hearing In Newark

Mohamed Mahmood Alessa and Carlos Eduardo Almonte pleaded guilty in March 2011 for conspiring to join al-Shabab, a terror group affiliated with al Qaeda.

2013/04/15

Undated propaganda video shows al Qaeda spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden. (YouTube)

Congressman King: Bin Laden’s Son-In-Law Captured In Jordan

A law enforcement source told CBS News that Abu Ghaith is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on a sealed indictment in New York City.

2013/03/07

An artist's rendering of Adis Medunjanin in court. (credit: CBS 2)

Adis Medunjanin Sentenced To Life In Prison For Plot To Blow Up NYC Subways

A jury found Adis Medunjanin guilty of all counts for his role in a terror plot that federal authorities say was one of the closest calls since Sept. 11, 2001.

2012/11/16

Kelly: Terror Threat Will Be ‘With Us For A Long Time’

While giving the FBI and other law enforcement agencies credit for thwarting a bomb plot against the Federal Reserve Bank in Lower Manhattan, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the threat of terrorism will be “with us for a long time.”

CBS New York–2012/10/17

The Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - File / Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Feds Arrest Man For Trying To Detonate Car Bomb In Downtown Chicago

Undercover FBI agents arrested an 18-year-old American man who tried to detonate what he believed was a car bomb outside a downtown Chicago bar, federal prosecutors said Saturday.

2012/09/15

Adis Medunjanin Convicted Of Plotting To Attack NYC Subways

Adis Medunjanin, a former security guard, agreed to become a suicide bomber targeting the New York City subway system, prosecutors said. The plan has been called the most significant terror plot on United States soil since 9/11.

2012/05/01

Jury Deliberations Expected To Begin In NYC Terror Trial

Prosecutors say Adis Medunjanin and two of his Flushing high school classmates planned to bomb city subways in 2009.

2012/04/30

Najibullah Zazi, Confessed Ring-Leader In NYC Subway Terror Plot, Testifies

In court Tuesday, Zazi, with short hair and a beard, was asked if he could identify one of the two men who were committed to killing New Yorkers. He pointed to the defendant and said in a clear voice, “I see Medunjanin.”

2012/04/17

NYPD canine unit - Officer Wayne Rothschild and German Shepherd Danz (credit: CBS 2)

NYPD Deploys Canine Units To Counter Terror Plots

“He’s one of us. His job is very important in the Police Department,” officer Wayne Rothschild said of his partner, 6-year-old German Shepard Danz.

2012/04/13

Photo released by officials of suspected terror suspect Jose Pimentel. (Credit: Kristen Artz/Flick/NYCMayorsOffice)

Sources: Terror Suspect Wanted To Blow Up A Bomb On The USS Intrepid

Jose Pimentel was behind bars Monday night, being held without bail because, officials say, he had grandiose plans to blow up people and places in the metropolitan area, including the Intrepid Air and Space Museum.

2011/11/21

Bloomberg, Kelly announce terror arrest (credit: CBS 2)

Terror Suspect Allegedly Plotted Bombings Against U.S. Troops, NYC Sites

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the 27-year-old man was acting as a lone wolf and was taken into custody Saturday. He allegedly was inspired by al-Qaida, although his citizenship was not immediately known.

2011/11/20

File - This October 2008 file photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. (credit: AP Photo/Muhammad ud-Deen, File)

Kelly: NYC Remains ‘Alert’ After Killing Of American Born Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki

Kelly said Samir Khan, who was also killed in the attack, had extensive contacts in New York City and published the English language Inspire Magazine, which in its most recent issue identified Grand Central Station as a target.

2011/09/30