31.   Israel has demanded that the Palestinians arrest militants suspected of preparing attacks in Israel.

32.   Israel says militants plan and prepare attacks there with impunity.

33.   Israeli officials said the three were apparently preparing an attack in Israel.

34.   Last week, Washington warned that bin Laden may be preparing another attack as the anniversary of the embassy bombings approaches.

35.   Many people in Kandahar believe bin Laden left because the Taliban had received threats from the United States that another missile attack was being prepared on Afghanistan.

36.   No weapons or explosives were found during the searches, he said, and security officials had no information about any suspects preparing terrorist attacks while in Germany.

37.   On Tuesday, Ethiopia ordered all schools and colleges in northern towns along the border with Eritrea closed Tuesday, citing reports that Eritrean forces were preparing an attack.

38.   Press reports say the cult was preparing guerrilla attacks on major cities to create the apocalypse.

39.   Rebel bands continue to mount sporadic raids on Russian-held towns and officials have repeatedly said the rebels are believed to be preparing wide attacks for Wednesday.

40.   Shkirko cited intelligence information that radical rebels are preparing an attack on Aslan Maskhadov, the chief Chechen separatist negotiator.