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 | Primary Organization | Al-Qaeda |
| Location | Brooklyn Bridge, New York, New York, United States |
| Time | Late 2002 |
| Participants | Iyman Faris1 |
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| Narrative and Notes |
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| Reliable | Iyman Faris traveled to New York and scouted the bridge as a target for possible attack. He determined it was unlikely he would be able to cut the suspension cables given the bridge's size and security, and transmitted a message to his al-Qaeda handler in early 2003 to this effect.1 |
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| 1United States vs. Iyman Faris, indictment. |
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