By Richard Willing, USA TODAYTwo men held in Trinidad on an alleged terror plot to blow up fuel tanks and destroy New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport will fight extradition to the United States, a lawyer for the men told a Trinidadian court Monday.Kareem Ibrahim of Trinidad and Abdul Kadir, a former opposition member of Guyana's parliament, made their initial court appearance on one count each of conspiracy to commit a terrorist act against the government of the United States.
"We will be opposing extradition," said Rajid Persad, a lawyer who represents both men.
The judge set another hearing for Monday to consider bail for the men and scheduled an extradition hearing for Aug. 2.
A convicted drug dealer seeking a reduced sentence helped thwart the alleged Islamist plot, papers filed in the case say.
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