2 Tamils plead guilty in NY terror-smuggling trial

Two men have pleaded guilty in New York City to charges they and two other men tried to supply missiles and assault weapons to militants involved in the bloody civil war in Sri Lanka.

The four Sri Lankan immigrants were charged with terrorism because the State Department considers the rebel force, known as the Tamil Tigers, a terrorist organization.

Two of the defendants entered their pleas in federal court Monday. Jury selection was set to begin Monday for the other two defendants.

The government says three of the men crossed the border from Canada in 2006 to meet with undercover agents posing as black-market arms dealers in New York City.

Prosecutors say the men agreed to buy 10 surface-to-air missiles and 500 rifles for $900,000.