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The men placed fake bombs wired to cell phones in three separate cars outside the [[Riverdale Temple]] and nearby [[Riverdale Jewish Center]], both in the [[Riverdale, Bronx|Riverdale]] community of Bronx. [[New York City Police Department]] Commissioner [[Raymond W. Kelly]] said one of the suspects placed explosives, while the other three suspects served as lookouts.<ref name="nyt" /><ref name="nydailynews1">{{cite news | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/05/20/2009-05-20_fbi_arrest_four_in_alleged_plot_to_car_bomb_bronx_synagogue.html | title=FBI arrest four in alleged plot to bomb Bronx synagogues, shoot down plane | work=Daily News | ___location=New York | date=May 21, 2009 | first1=Michael | last1=Daly | first2=Alison | last2=Gendar | first3=Helen | last3=Kennedy | url-status=dead | access-date=May 21, 2009 | archive-date=May 21, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521234811/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/05/20/2009-05-20_fbi_arrest_four_in_alleged_plot_to_car_bomb_bronx_synagogue.html }}</ref>
The men were returning to their vehicle and heading to attack aircraft at the [[Stewart Air National Guard Base]] in [[Newburgh, New York]], with the fake Stinger missiles when law enforcement stopped them.<ref name="nydailynews1" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6331894.ece |title=Four arrested over plot to blow up New York synagogue |work=The Times |___location=London |date= May 21, 2009|access-date=May 21, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The air base shares facilities with the civilian [[Stewart International Airport]].
As the men were returning to the vehicle, the signal was given for the arrest. An 18-wheel New York City Police Department vehicle blocked the end of the street. The FBI informer also served as the driver of the suspects' vehicle. Another armored vehicle arrived, and officers from the department's Emergency Service Unit smashed the blackened windows of the S.U.V., removed the men from the vehicle, and handcuffed them on the ground. None offered resistance.<ref name="disruption1">{{cite news|last=Chan |first=Sewell |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/police-detail-disruption-of-terror-plot/ |title=Latest Updates in Terror Plot - City Room Blog |publisher=Cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com |date=September 17, 2008 |access-date=May 21, 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090525234144/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/police-detail-disruption-of-terror-plot/| archivedate= May 25, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
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