Skyrocketing costs may have doomed NYC trial plan NEW YORK - A letter and a speech may have doomed plans to bring the Sept. 11 terror trial to New York. Attorney: No evidence of bomb-making by suspect DENVER - Claims that an Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks are missing a key element: explosives or the chemicals allegedly used to make them, the man's attorney said. Prosecutor: Terror plot focus was 9/11 anniversary DENVER - Claims that an Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 are missing a key element: explosives or the chemicals allegedly used to make them, the man's attorney said.