In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “lleged to be an alleged conspiracy by two muslim arab-americans to bomb various targets in the manhattan boroug”. Today it says “conspiracy by two muslim arab-americans to bomb various targets in new york city”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “lleged to be an alleged conspiracy by two muslim arab-americans to bomb various targets in the manhattan boroug”. Today it says “conspiracy by two muslim arab-americans to bomb various targets in new york city”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
2011 Manhattan terrorism plot was alleged to be an alleged conspiracy by two Muslim Arab-Americans to bomb various targets in the Manhattan borough of New York City , New York , USA.1It was alleged that they planned to attack an unspecified synagogue and one of them expressed interest in blowing up a church and the Empire State Building . New York City law enforcement arrested the two suspects, 26-year-old Ahmed Ferhani and 20-year-old Mohamed Mamdouh, in a sting operation on May 11, 2011.2Their plot was motivated primarily by "politics and anti-Semitism ," according to the authorities.3
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The 2011 Manhattan terrorism plot was a conspiracy by two Muslim Arab-Americans to bomb various targets in the Manhattan borough of New York City , New York , United States. They had planned to attack an unspecified synagogue and one of them expressed interest in blowing up a church and the Empire State Building . New York City law enforcement arrested the two suspects, 26-year-old Ahmed Ferhani and 20-year-old Mohamed Mamdouh, in a sting operation on May 11, 2011. Their plot was motivated primarily by "hatred of infidels and anti-semitism " according to the authorities.
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The 2011 Manhattan terrorism plot was a conspiracy by two Muslim Arab-Americans to bomb various targets in New York City , United States.According to authorities, Ahmed Ferhani and Mohamed Mamdouh planned to attack an unspecified synagogue , possibly a church, and the Empire State Building .Law enforcement arrested the two suspects in a sting operation on May 11, 2011. The plot was motivated primarily by "hatred of infidels and anti-semitism ," according to the authorities. In December 2012, Ferhani pleaded guilty to terrorism conspiracy and terrorism-related weapons possession charges and was sentenced to 10 years in state prison.Mamdouh pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 5 years in state prison in April 2013.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “lleged to be an alleged conspiracy by two muslim arab-americans to bomb various targets in the manhattan boroug”. Today it says “conspiracy by two muslim arab-americans to bomb various targets in new york city”. Read the current article and compare.
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lleged to be an alleged conspiracy by two muslim arab-americans to bomb various targets in the manhattan boroug
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conspiracy by two muslim arab-americans to bomb various targets in new york city
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