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Brian Colaneri, left, Andrew Crysel and Vincent Vetromile are accused of plotting to attack an upstate New York Muslim community with explosives. The three men are from the Rochester, New York, area. The Muslim Times has the best collection of articles for counter terrorism

4 Arrested Over Alleged Plot To Bomb Muslim Enclave In New York

Source: Huffington Post

“If they had carried out this plot, which every indication is that they were going to, people would have died,” the Greece, New York, police chief said.

Four people were arrested on Friday over alleged plans to bomb a Muslim community in upstate New York, authorities announced Tuesday.

Investigators said they first heard of the plot after a student at Greece Odyssey Academy in Greece, New York, made an offhand remark during a lunch break, which prompted another student to report the comment to school officials. Greece Police Chief Patrick Phelan said authorities quickly responded to the report, conducting interviews and making arrests that same day.

The suspects allegedly planned to target the Muslim enclave of Islamberg, a small area in the Catskill Mountains about 150 miles from New York City, according to Reuters. Authorities later said they seized 23 weapons and three improvised explosive devices while carrying out search warrants. All of the firearms were legally owned by relatives of those arrested.

“If they had carried out this plot, which every indication is that they were going to, people would have died,” Phelan said. “I don’t know how many and who, but people would have died.”

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