Man sentenced to life in prison for JFK bomb plot

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New York (CNN) -- A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Guyanese man convicted of plotting to detonate explosives at John F. Kennedy International Airport to life behind bars.

Russell Defreitas was found guilty of conspiring to explode fuel tanks and a fuel pipeline at the airport after being arrested in 2007, according to a statement from the U.S. Eastern District Court of New York.

The 67-year-old cargo worker was convicted on charges that included conspiracy to attack aircraft and aircraft materials, and conspiracy to destroy international airport facilities, the statement said.

Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/02/17/new.york.jfk.bomb.sentence/index.html