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The '''2011 Manhattan terrorism plot''' was ana conspiracy by two [[Islam in the United States|Muslim]] [[Arab-Americans]] to bomb various targets in the [[Manhattan]] borough of [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], USA. 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 [[Antisemitism|anti-semitism]]" according to the authorities.<ref name="wsj">{{cite news |title=Terror Suspect Details Emerge |author1=Sean Gardiner |author2=Pervaiz Shallwani |author3=Michael Howard Shaul |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703730804576321582267763512.html |newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=May 14, 2011 |accessdate=May 14, 2011}}</ref>

==Plot==

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At trial in March 2012, one of Ferhani's attorneys, [[Elizabeth Fink]], argued that he had been entrapped by law enforcement authorities.<ref>[http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/lawyers-for-man-accused-in-terrorism-plot-make-case-for-dismissal/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 Lawyers for Man Accused in Terrorism Plot Make Case for Dismissal] [[New York Times]], March 13, 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.thenation.com/article/173201/did-nypd-entrap-ahmed-ferhani# Did the NYPD Entrap Ahmed Ferhani?][[The Nation]], March 5, 2013</ref>

==Plea Bargain and Sentencing==

In a December 2012 [[plea bargain]], Ferhani pleaded guilty to terrorism conspiracy and terrorism-related weapons possession charges.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/nyregion/ahmed-ferhani-pleads-guilty-in-plot-to-blow-up-synagogue.html Queens Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Blow Up Manhattan Synagogue][[New York Times]], December 4, 2012</ref> He was later sentenced to ten years in prison.