1.   After checking with their superiors, the officers decided there was no basis for which to arrest Anthony Swiggett, according to court records.

2.   He was defrocked when he was arrested, according to Thai law.

3.   The pair, whose names were not released, had gas masks with them when they were arrested, according to the statement.

4.   Eight people were arrested according to Palestinian sources but no confirmation was immediately available from the Israeli side.

5.   The PFLP men would have been killed by Israel if they had not been arrested, according to a Palestinian intelligence official.