A former member of Guyana's parliament and another man were convicted of plotting to blow up jet fuel tanks at John F Kennedy International Airport in a plan authorities said was intended to dwarf the September 11 2001 attacks.

Two Muslim extremists wanted to kills thousands of innocent people in a massive explosion New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, a court heard today.

Al-Qaida is moving ahead with plans for a “spectacular” attack in the United States in the coming months, intelligence sources were reported as saying today.