11.   He said the Palestinian Authority has no military relationship with Iran, and individuals involved in the smuggling attempt would be put on trial.

12.   It did not say why the men wanted to remove the machine from Iraq or when the alleged smuggling attempt occurred.

13.   Investigators suspect that the smuggling attempt by Shi was not the first at the airport.

14.   Israeli intelligence officials briefed the Bush administration about the smuggling attempt earlier this week.

15.   It added that the smuggling attempt was discovered in April, but alleged suspect could not be arrested until he returned to Belarus.

16.   It said the smuggling attempt was discovered in April, but the alleged suspect could not be arrested until he returned to Belarus this week.

17.   Mendoza said Fujita served seven years in a Japanese prison for that smuggling attempt and was freed a few days before he returned to the Philippines.

18.   Police suspect the drugs, all in polyethylene bags, might have been dumped into the waters in a smuggling attempt.

19.   The official Iraqi News Agency said Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz has written to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan about the alleged smuggling attempt.

20.   The Palestinian Authority has denied it was behind the smuggling attempt and has promised to investigate whether any of its officials were involved in it.