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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PR- 493-09
November 13, 2009

STATEMENT OF MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ON FEDERAL PROSECUTION OF TERRORISM SUSPECTS IN NEW YORK CITY

"I support the Obama Administration's decision to prosecute 9/11 terrorists here in New York. It is fitting that 9/11 suspects face justice near the World Trade Center site where so many New Yorkers were murdered. We have hosted terrorism trials before, including the trial of Omar Abdel-Rahman, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. When I spoke to Attorney General Holder earlier today, I told him New York City stands ready to assist the federal court in the administration of justice in any way necessary. I have great confidence that the NYPD, with federal authorities, will handle security expertly. The NYPD is the best police department in the world and it has experience dealing with high-profile terrorism suspects and any logistical issues that may come up during the trials."







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