New from the NEFA "Target America" Series: "The PATH Tunnel Plot"

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By Evan Kohlmann

June 27, 2007
On the heels of the foiled plots targeting Fort Dix and JFK Airport, the Nine Eleven Finding Answers (NEFA) Foundation announces the release of the fifth in a series of reports examining the multitude of terrorist plots directed at the United States since 9/11.

This week's report details the plot to bomb the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey.

Describing the plot, which allegedly was directed by "a self-initiating foreign cell that had access to al-Qaeda's connections," FBI New York Director Mark Mershon asserted that the planned attack involved "martyrdom" and "explosives.

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"This week (June 27, 2007): The PATH Tunnel Plot

See also:Week of June 18, 2007: The East Coast Buildings Plot

Week of June 11, 2007: The Illinois Shopping Mall Plot

Week of June 4, 2007: The L.A. Plot to Attack U.S. Military and Jewish Targets

Week of June 4, 2007: The Miami Plot to Bomb Federal Buildings and the Sears Tower

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