Wikipedia's first sentence called it “group of alleged al-qaida terrorists and were convicted of "material support" to al-qaida”. Today it says “small city”. Wikipedia's first sentence called it “group of alleged al-qaida terrorists and were convicted of "material support" to al-qaida”. Today it says “small city”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Lackawanna 6 ) is a group of alleged Al-Qaida terrorists and were convicted of "material support" to Al-Qaida. Although as of January 2004 Jaber Elbaneh remains in Yemen custody. They travelled to Afghanistan in Spring 2001 . They were arrested in Lackawanna, New York , near Buffalo , New York in September 2002 . One of the members, Muktar Al-Bakri , sent an obscure e-mail describing an upcoming "big meal" which would have used explosives. Al-Bakri told the FBI he had overheard talk of an attack and had used code because he was afraid Al-Qaida was monitoring his e-mail. Investigators found a rifle , a telescopic sight , and a cassette tape that investigators say that asked when played, "asks Allah to give Jews and their enablers ( U.S. ) a black day" in Al-Bakri's house. All six pleaded guilty in court to terrorism related charges. Another member of the Lackawanna Cell, named Jaber Elbaneh , is still at large. Ahmed Hijazi aka Jalal aka Kamal Derwish , incinerated in a car with five others by a Hellfire from a CIA Predator in Yemen 2002 November 3 , may have been the ringleader/recruiter. [1] Yahya Goba and Mukhtar al-Bakri received ten-year prison sentences. Yaseinn Taher and Shafal Mosed received eight-year prison sentences. Sahim Alwan received a nine and a half year sentence. All sentences were for single counts of "providing support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization". In discussing the plea bargain agreements, US prosecutors commented the defendants had cooperated with federal terrorism investigators, providing detailed information on Al-Qaida membership, training, and methods.1
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Buffalo, NY shown in red.Lackawanna is a small city, adjacent to Buffalo to the south.On the west is Lake Erie at the mouth of the Niagara River strait separating Ontario Province, Canada .The Buffalo Six (known primarily as Lackawanna Six , but also the Lackawanna Cell , or Buffalo Cell ) is a group of six Yemeni-American childhood friends who were convicted of providing material support to al-Qaeda , based on the fact they had attended an Afghan training camp together years ealier, before the War on Terror had begun.All six are American citizens and four of them were married.
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Buffalo, NY shown in red. Lackawanna is a small city, adjacent to Buffalo to the south. On the west are Lake Erie , at the mouth of the Niagara River , and the Province of Ontario , Canada.The Buffalo Six (known primarily as Lackawanna Six , but also the Lackawanna Cell , or Buffalo Cell ) is a group of six Yemeni-American friends who were convicted of providing material support to Al Qaeda in December 2003, based on their having attended an Al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan together in the Spring of 2001.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Lackawanna, NY shown in red. Lackawanna is a small city, adjacent to Buffalo to the south. On the west are Lake Erie , at the mouth of the Niagara River , and the Province of Ontario , Canada. The Lackawanna Six (known primarily as Lackawanna Six , but also the Lackawanna Cell , or Buffalo Cell ) is a group of six Yemeni-American friends who pled guilty to charges of providing material support to al-Qaeda in December 2003, based on their having attended an al-Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan together in the Spring of 2001 (before 9/11 and the US invasion of Afghanistan).The suspects were facing likely convictions with steeper sentences under the "material support law" which requires no proof that a defendant engaged in terrorism, aided or abetted terrorism, or conspired to commit terrorism.Friends from childhood, all six were native-born American citizens.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Buffalo, NY shown in red. Lackawanna is a small city, adjacent to Buffalo to the south. On the west are Lake Erie , at the mouth of the Niagara River , and the Province of Ontario , Canada. The Buffalo Six (known primarily as Lackawanna Six , but also the Lackawanna Cell , or Buffalo Cell ) is a group of six Yemeni-American friends who pled guilty to charges of providing material support to al-Qaeda in December 2003, based on their having attended an al-Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan together in the Spring of 2001 (before 9/11 and the US invasion of Afghanistan). The suspects were facing likely convictions with steeper sentences under the "material support law" which requires no proof that a defendant engaged in terrorism, aided or abetted terrorism, or conspired to commit terrorism. Friends from childhood, all six were born American citizens.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
American citizens accused of aiding terrorism Buffalo, NY shown in orange. Lackawanna is a small city, adjacent to Buffalo to the south. On the west are Lake Erie , at the mouth of the Niagara River , and the Province of Ontario , Canada. The Lackawanna Six (also known as the Lackawanna Cell , or Buffalo Cell ) is a group of six Yemeni-American friends who pled guilty to charges of providing material support to al-Qaeda in December 2003, based on their having attended an al-Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan together in the Spring of 2001 (before 9/11 and the US invasion of Afghanistan). The suspects were facing likely convictions with steeper sentences under the "material support law". Friends from childhood, all six were born American citizens.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “group of alleged al-qaida terrorists and were convicted of "material support" to al-qaida”. Today it says “small city”. Wikipedia's first sentence called it “group of alleged al-qaida terrorists and were convicted of "material support" to al-qaida”. Today it says “small city”. Read the current article and compare.
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group of alleged al-qaida terrorists and were convicted of "material support" to al-qaida
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