11.   The group has attempted to kill the king on at least one other occasion.

12.   But they said Rego confirmed that the main objective of the plot was to kill the king and that the assassination had been planned for Sunday.

13.   The Spanish government said the separatists had planned to kill the king as part of a new strategy targetting high-level Spanish figures.

14.   Malaysian police Friday played down reports sabotage may have caused a helicopter crash which killed auto king Yahaya Ahmad and said their investigation into the incident was continuing.

15.   Pelle Svensson told the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper that plans to kill the king were dropped after Palme was murdered.