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Man charged for 'Isis-inspired plot' targeting New York concerts, landmarks and crowded trains Man charged for 'Isis-inspired plot' targeting New York concerts, landmarks and crowded trains
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A man has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of planning an Isis inspired attack on concerts, landmarks and the subway system in New York city. Three men have been charged with plotting Isis-inspired attacks on concerts, landmarks and the subway system in New York City. 
Investigators told NBC News that the goal was to injure as many people as possible, but they had managed to arrest the Canadian citizen before he obtained any weapons.   All three men have been arrested and one has plead guilty, according to the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, whose office announced the charges on Friday.
Although the man’s ideas were not put into motion, former FBI Supervisor J.J. Klaver said he the man would not have been arrested unless there was some substance to his plans.  The men planned to detonate bombs in Times Square, a popular tourist destination, and on the subway, according to the District Attorney. They also planned to shoot civilians at a number of concerts. 
The plans were thwarted by an undercover FBI agent claiming to be an Isis supporter, the DA said. One man was arrested in New Jersey, while the two others were arrested in Pakistan and the Phillipines – foregin countries from which they had helped plan the attacks.
Although the plans were discovered months ago, the arrests were not revealed until 6 October to ensure that no one else was involved.  
The news comes days after a man with no link to any terror group killed 58 people after he opened fire on a concert crowd in Las Vegas. An Isis-inspired bomber detonated a pressure cooker bomb on the New York subway last September.
Although the men’s plots were not put into motion, former FBI Supervisor JJ Klaver told NBC News that the men would not have been arrested unless there was some substance to their plans. 
"They are going to look at the extent of the plans being made and the extent that these guys are taking actions to further those plans," Mr Klaver said."They are going to look at the extent of the plans being made and the extent that these guys are taking actions to further those plans," Mr Klaver said.
The news comes days after a man with no link to any terror group killed 58 people after he opened fire on a concert crowd in Las Vegas.
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