MANNING

The Government of Trinidad and Tobago has condemned the plot to bomb John F. Kennedy, which involved one of its citizens and has been linked to the extremist Jamaat al-Muslimeen (JAM), which attempted a coup there in 1990.

In a statement yesterday, Port-of-Spain said it was cooperating fully with United States (U.S.) law enforcement agencies, which moved to disrupt the plot on Saturday. Two of the four suspects were arrested in Trinidad, with one still on the run there, while another was held in New York.

"Prime Minister Patrick Manning raised the issues of security and terrorism during a meeting held with U.S. President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in Washington D.C.," read the statement. "Since that time, there has been greater and accelerated cooperation between the two countries ..."

The statement added: "The Government of Trinidad and Tobago condemns in the strongest possible terms, any contemplated acts of terrorism in any country and continues to iterate its support for the efforts of the Government of United States and all other countries in apprehending persons suspected of such dastardly acts and bringing them to justice."