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Denver man charged in terror plot bomb conspiracy

Originally published: September 24, 2009 1:09 PM
Updated: September 24, 2009 11:26 PM
By ANTHONY M. DESTEFANO  anthony.destefano@newsday.com

Heather Oflinger, Ahmad Wais Afzali

Photo credit: Newsday, 2001 / J. Conrad Williams Jr. | Journalist Heather Oflinger interviews imam Ahmad Wais Afzali in Flushing on Aug. 9, 2001.

A Denver man from Afghanistan was indicted Thursday on conspiracy charges for his role in an alleged terror plot in which prosecutors indicated he was within days of attempting to set off one or more bombs, possibly in New York City.

Najibullah Zazi, 24, a legal permanent resident who lived for years in Flushing before moving to Colorado, soon may be brought to New York to face charges he...

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