51.   The incident began when three plainclothes detectives in an unmarked car noticed a Palestinian man acting suspiciously, said police spokesman Yaron Zamir.

52.   The larger man acted alone in the other five cases.

53.   The man apparently acted alone, although he told the pilot there were four hijackers, Spoerl said.

54.   The man acted alone and appeared to have been drinking, the restaurant owner, Mohammed bin Suleyem, said.

55.   The man apparently acted alone, although he told the pilot there were four hijackers on the plane with him, Spoerl said.

56.   The statement also said the two men were not acting against Cyprus.

57.   However police still beleive Mardi Gra is in fact one man acting on his own.

58.   Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell had said earlier that hundreds of people could have been killed or injured if the two men had not acted quickly.

59.   The Swedish authorities are trying to determine the truth of the claim, Danielsson said, refsuing to say whether the man had acted alone in Sweden.

60.   It was still unknown whether the man was acting alone or in concert with others.