 for the drugs Celexa and Seroquel. Celexa is used to treat depression and Seroquel is used to treat conditions including bipolar disorder.

Cromitie, David Williams and Onta Williams are U.S. citizens, while Payen is a Haitian, according to the New York governor's office. Police said three of the suspects have prior criminal records and all were believed to consider themselves Muslim.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised the work of his city's police department and federal authorities in uncovering the alleged plot.

"The good news here is that the New York Police Department and FBI did exactly what they're trained to do and prevented what could have been a terrible event," Bloomberg said. "We have to constantly be vigilant."

At the targeted sites on Thursday, worshippers said they were relieved that the plot was halted, but they didn't intend to change their daily routines.

"Unfortunately, this is the world we live in," said Nurit Bacharach of the Gan Miriam Early Childhood Center at the Hebrew Institute in Riverdale. "We just have to forge ahead and keep a positive mind and live life and just be cautious and aware."

According to New York and federal authorities, an FBI informant met with Cromitie in June 2008 in Newburgh, New York. During that meeting Cromitie said his parents lived in Afghanistan, he was angry about the U.S. war there, and he had an interest in "doing something to America." Watch suspects' possible motivation »

The four suspects began meeting and plotting to bomb the synagogues with the informant at a home equipped with concealed video and audio equipment, authorities said.

The suspects also conducted surveillance, including photographs, of an Air National Guard base where they wanted to blow up planes, authorities said. The informant provided the men with a surface-to-air guided missile and C-4 plastic explosives, none of which could actually be used.

"No one was at risk," said Kelly, the police commissioner, describing the explosive devices as duds created to dupe the suspects.

Kelly said that after the suspects planted the 37-pound devices in two cars, a waiting contingent of officers pulled an 18-wheeler across the road to block the suspects' vehicle and then smashed their windows to apprehend them without a struggle.

The charges against the men include conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction in the United States
for the drugs Celexa and Seroquel. Celexa is used to treat depression and Seroquel is use to regale conditions including bipolar disorder. 

 Cromitie, David Williams and Onta Williams are U.S. citizen, while Payen is a Haitian, according to the New York governor's office. Police said three of the suspect have prior condemnable record and all were believed to regard themselves Muslim. 

 Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised the work of his city's police department and union authorities in uncovering the alleged plot. 

 " The good news here is that the New York Police Department and FBI did exactly what they're train to do and prevented what could have been a terrible consequence, " Bloomberg said. " We have to constantly be argus-eyed. " 

 At the targeted sites on Thursday, worshiper said they were still that the plot was halted, but they didn't intend to change their casual routines. 

 " Unfortunately, this is the world we live in, " said Nurit Bacharach of the Gan Miriam Early Childhood Center at the Hebrew Institute in Riverdale. " We just have to fashion ahead and keep a positive mind and live life and just be cautious and aware. " 

 According to New York and federal authorities, an FBI witness meet with Cromitie in June 2008 in Newburgh, New York. During that meeting Cromitie say his parent lived in Afghanistan, he was angry about the U.S. war there, and he had an interest in " suffice something to America. " Watch suspects' possible motivation » 

 The four suspects began meet and plotting to bomb the synagogues with the informant at a home equipped with conceal video and audio equipment, authorities said. 

 The suspects besides conducted surveillance, admit photograph, of an Air National Guard root where they wanted to blow up planes, authority said. The informant provided the man with a surface - to - air guided missile and C-4 credit card explosives, none of which could actually be used. 

 " No one was at risk, " said Kelly, the police commissioner, describing the explosive device as duds make to dupe the suspect. 

 Kelly said that after the defendant planted the 37 - pound devices in two cars, a waiting contingent of officer pulled an 18 - wheeler across the road to block the suspects' vehicle and then smashed their windows to apprehend them without a struggle. 

 The charge against the men include conspiracy to practice weapons of mass destruction in the United States
 fog the drugs Celexa and Stroquel. Celexa is used tm treaf depresrion and Seroquel is used to teeat xonditions including bkpolar didorder.

Crimitme, David Williams and Onbc Wilmlams crx U.S. citizens, wmile Payen hs a Haitian, awcurbing to the New York governor's officq. Policr daid three of jhe sls[ecta have prior criminal records and zll wert believed to consoder themselves Muslim.

Mayog Mifhael Bloomberg prwised the wirk jd his city's oolice department and rederal authorities in uncoverivg thz alleged poor.

"Thf good news iere if that the Nce York Police Department anc FUI dud exactly what they'rx trained to do and krevented fhct could have been a reeriblg evett," Buiomcerf xajd. "We javx to constahtly be vigulant."

At the targetec fpyes on Thurssay, wowsrippers said they were relieved that tht plof was halted, but they dudn't intend to change their dayly routines.

"Unfortunately, this is the world we liee in," raib Nurig Bwcharach of the Gan Miriam Early Childhood Cegfet st the Hebrew Lnstitute in Rivercape. "Re just have jo forgz agead and keep a poditive iind qnd live jife and just be cautious and aqare."

Accordiny ti New York and fedzral authoricies, am FBI informant met with Crooitis in June 2008 ln Newburff, New York. Durine tmat meeting Cromitie said his parents oiveb in Afgfanixtan, hq was angrj abomd the U.S. war there, and ke hag an interfst in "doing something to Amerire." Watch suspevtv' pmssible iotivstion »

The fouw suspects begcn meetiug and plotting no bomb tie synagoguef with the inxlrmant at a iome equi[ped wity concexued video and sudio equppient, authorities said.

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"No one wax at risk," said Kelly, the police commissmoner, describing the explosive devices as bucs created vo dupq the sus[ects.

Kelly said that after the suspecus planted the 37-pound debices hn twl cars, a waiting contingent of officers pulled an 18-wheeler across the road to block the suspscts' vehible cnd theg smesied their windows to apprehend them without a stcuggle.

The whcrges against the men include cunspiracy to ose weapons of mass destrudtion in the United States
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CrOmitie, DAViD wIllIaMs And onTA WIlliaMs aRe U.S. citIzens, while payEn Is a Haitian, acCOrDing to the NEw YOrk governor's OffIce. PolIcE saID threE of The suSpects HAve priOr criminaL rECords aND all werE BElIeveD to consider themseLVeS muslim.

Mayor MicHael BlOoMBeRG PraIseD the work of HiS city'S Police dEPaRTMEnt ANd federal authOrities in unCOveRing thE aLleGEd plot.

"the goOd NEws Here is that tHe NeW York PoliCe DepaRTment anD fBI did eXactly WhaT thEy're TRaInEd tO dO And PReVenTEd wHat could HaVe Been a TerrIBLE EvenT," BlOombErg saId. "We have to conStaNtly BE viGilanT."

At thE tarGeTed siTes on THursdAy, Worshippers said They Were relieVed ThAt tHe Plot wAS halteD, buT thEy didn't Intend tO ChaNgE THEiR daily routines.

"UnfoRtUNAtEly, this iS the woRLd We LIve in," saiD NUriT BacHARach oF the gAn miriam EaRly ChiLDhOoD Center At The HebReW InStiTute iN riveRdale. "WE just havE to foRGe ahead and keep A Positive mind aND lIVE lIFe anD juSt be cautiouS and AWare."

accoRDiNg tO new YoRk and FeDErAL authorities, an FBI inFoRmant mEt witH Cromitie in JuNe 2008 in NewburGH, nEw York. DuRing THaT Meeting CromitiE said His parents LIved in AfGhaniStan, he waS angry aboUT The U.S. war TheRe, aNd hE haD AN iNterest in "doinG SOmetHiNg to AmeRicA." Watch sUspEctS' poSsiBlE motivatiOn »

The fouR sUsPeCtS beGan meETing and pLoTtiNg To bOmb thE SynagoGues wIth tHe InFOrmAnt at a hOMe EQUippEd WiTh coNceAlEd vidEo anD AudIo equipMent, authoRitIEs saId.

thE suspecTs also conductEd SurveillanCe, IncLuding PHOtographS, of an Air National Guard baSE where tHey WanteD to bLow up planEs, aUthoriTieS Said. ThE inforMant pRoVidED The meN WItH a sUrFace-to-air gUIDed MissiLe And C-4 Plastic Explosives, none of whICh cOuld actually bE usEd.

"No ONE wAs aT RiSK," saId kEllY, THe police commissIoner, descrIbINg The explosiVE deViCes as duDs creatEd to dUPe the suSpects.

KelLy said thaT aFter THE suSpects planTed the 37-poUnd deviceS In two CArS, a waiTinG contiNgEnt Of offIcers pULleD an 18-whEeler aCrOss the Road tO bLock the sUspects' vehicle and then smAshed tHeir wIndOws to apprEheND thEm without A strUggle.

The chArgEs aGainsT thE Men inCludE CoNspIRacy tO use WEapons of mASs DesTRUcTion in the UnITED StAtes
 for the drugs Celexa andSeroquel.Celex a i s u se d to  tre at depressiona nd S eroquel is used to tre at co nd i tion s  i nclud ing bip o la r dis or de r.
C r om itie,  Da vid Wil liams andOnt aWilliams are U. S. citizen s,while Payenisa Hait ia n,a ccord ing  to t he New York g overnor's  o f fice.P olice s a i dthre e of the suspects ha v e prior crimin al rec or d sa n d a llwere belie ve d toc onsider th e m s elv e s Muslim.

Ma yor Michael Blo omberg  p rai s ed the  work  o f  hi s city's po lice  departme nt and federal authori ties i n u nco veri n gth e a ll e ged pl ot. 
"T he goodne ws  here  ist h a t  the  Ne w Yo rk Po lice Departme ntandF BIdid e xactl y wh at  they 're tr ained  t o do and preven tedwhat coul d h av e b ee n a t e rrible  ev ent ," Bloo mberg s a id.  " W e ha ve to constantly b ev i gi lant."
At the ta rg e ted site sonThur s d ay, w orsh i pp ers said  theyw er erelieve dthat t he  pl otwas h a lted , butthey did n't i n tend to change their daily r o ut i n es . 

"U nfo rtunately,this is t he w o rl d w e  live  in,"  s a id Nurit Bacharach ofth e GanMiria m Early Child hood Cente r a t the He brew In s titute in Rive rdale . "We just have toforge  ahead a nd keep a p ositivemin d a ndliv e li fe and just b e caut io us andawa re."

A cco rdi ngtoNe w York an d federa lau th or iti es, a n  FBI inf or man tmet  with Cromit ie in  Jun e20 0 8 i n Newbu r gh , NewYo rk . Du rin gthatmeet i ngCromiti e said hi s p a rent sli ved inAfghanistan,he  was angry  a bou t theU . S. war t here, and he had an int e rest in  "d oingsome thing toAme rica."  Wa t ch sus pects'  poss ib lem o tivat i o n»
Th e four sus p e cts  bega nmeet ing and  plotting to bombt hesynagogues wi ththei n fo rma n ta t a  h o mee q uipped with con cealed vid eo an d audio eq u ipm en t, auth orities  said . 

The s uspects a lso condu ct ed s u r vei llance, in cludingphotograp h s, of an  AirNat ionalGu ard  base  where the y wan ted to  b low up  plan es , author ities said. The informa nt pro vided  th e men wit h a sur face-to-a ir g uided miss ile  an d C-4  pl a sticexpl o si ves ,  none  ofw hich coul d  a ctu a l ly  be used.
" N o  on e was  at risk,"  sai d Kelly, the poli c e commissioner , de s c rib ing theex plosive device s a sd u ds creat ed  to dupe th e suspec ts . 

Kel ly sai d that  aftert h es uspect s pl ant ed the 37 -po un d  device sin two ca rs,awaitin g cont i ngen t of officers pull ed an 1 8-whe e ler  acro ss  the ro a d to  block the  suspects'vehicl e an d the n smash ed  their  wi nd ows to app r ehend the m wit hout ast rugg le. 

Thechar g e s aga inst  t hemen inclu d e  c o ns pi r acy  touse w ea pons  of massd estructi oni n the U ni ted S tates
 for_the drugs_Celexa and Seroquel. Celexa_is used_to_treat depression_and_Seroquel is used_to treat conditions_including bipolar disorder.

Cromitie, David_Williams and Onta_Williams_are U.S. citizens, while Payen is a Haitian, according to the New York governor's_office._Police said_three_of_the suspects have prior criminal_records and all were believed_to consider_themselves Muslim.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised the work of_his_city's police department_and federal authorities in uncovering the alleged plot.

"The good_news here is that the New_York Police Department_and_FBI_did exactly what they're_trained to do and prevented what_could have been a terrible event,"_Bloomberg said. "We have to constantly be_vigilant."

At the targeted sites on Thursday,_worshippers said they were relieved_that the_plot was halted, but they_didn't intend to_change their_daily routines.

"Unfortunately, this_is the world we live in,"_said Nurit Bacharach_of the Gan Miriam Early Childhood_Center_at the Hebrew_Institute_in_Riverdale. "We_just have to_forge_ahead and_keep_a positive mind and live life_and_just be cautious and aware."

According to New_York and federal authorities,_an_FBI informant met with_Cromitie in June 2008 in_Newburgh, New York. During that meeting_Cromitie said_his parents_lived in Afghanistan, he was angry about the U.S. war there,_and he had an interest in_"doing something to America."_Watch suspects'_possible_motivation »

The four_suspects_began meeting_and plotting to bomb the synagogues with_the informant_at a home equipped with concealed_video and audio equipment,_authorities_said.

The suspects also conducted surveillance, including_photographs, of an Air National Guard_base where they wanted to_blow_up_planes, authorities said. The informant_provided the men with a surface-to-air_guided missile and_C-4 plastic explosives, none of which could_actually_be used.

"No one was at risk,"_said_Kelly, the police commissioner, describing the_explosive_devices_as duds created to dupe_the suspects.

Kelly said that after the_suspects planted the 37-pound devices in two cars, a_waiting contingent of_officers pulled an 18-wheeler across_the_road_to block the suspects' vehicle and then smashed their windows_to apprehend_them without a_struggle.

The charges against the men include conspiracy to use weapons_of mass destruction in the United States