New York:
A former member of Guyana's parliament has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting to blow up fuel tanks at New York City's John F Kennedy International Airport.
Abdul Kadir received the sentence on Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn.
Kadir and former JFK cargo handler Russell Defreitas were convicted earlier this year on multiple conspiracy charges.
FBI agents arrested them in 2007 after an informant infiltrated the terror plot and recorded them discussing it.
Prosecutors said the men wanted to outdo the September 11, 2001, attacks and sought the help of militant Muslims, including an Al-Qaida operative, in Guyana.
Kadir said in court on Wednesday that he was a peace-loving man who never wanted to harm Americans.
Sentencing for DeFreitas is set for January 21.
Abdul Kadir received the sentence on Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn.
Kadir and former JFK cargo handler Russell Defreitas were convicted earlier this year on multiple conspiracy charges.
FBI agents arrested them in 2007 after an informant infiltrated the terror plot and recorded them discussing it.
Prosecutors said the men wanted to outdo the September 11, 2001, attacks and sought the help of militant Muslims, including an Al-Qaida operative, in Guyana.
Kadir said in court on Wednesday that he was a peace-loving man who never wanted to harm Americans.
Sentencing for DeFreitas is set for January 21.
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