Jihad in Brooklyn: The NYPD Raid That Stopped America's First Suicide Bombers

by Samuel M. Katz

Describes a 1997 terrorist plot by Palestinians to detonate bomb belts on a packed rush-hour subway train, the Egyptian dishwasher who overheard his roommates' plans and warned police, and the NYPD Emergency Services Unit raid on a Brooklyn apartment that stopped the terrorists just in time. Original.

Genres: History

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 30, 2005

Reviews

[Frank Abrams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best book I've read on this topic, but it's a great blast off point for anybody new to the world of jihad.