JFK terror plot suspect pleads to lesser charge

NEW YORK (AP) — One of four men accused of plotting to blow up fuel lines and planes at John F. Kennedy International Airport has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

Abdel Nur, of Guyana, faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to a charge of providing material support of terrorists.

The 60-year-old and three other men were accused of plotting to kill thousands of people and cause and economic catastrophe by blowing up the airport.

The material support charge was not part of the original indictment against Nur. If he had been convicted at trial he could have been sentenced to life in prison.

Trial is scheduled to start Wednesday for two of the other men. They have been charged with conspiracy. The fourth is being tried separately.