11.   In the other case, prosecutors said Ciccarelli contacted another Italian to kill a fellow countryman, but the plot was thwarted when the Italian informed federal police.

12.   Niger authorities have said they thwarted a plot to assassinate Mainassara in January, arresting five commandos who allegedly planned to kill him.

13.   Nigerien authorities have thwarted a plot to assassinate President Ibrahim Mainassara, arresting five commandos who had planned to kill him, the government announced Thursday night.

14.   The alleged plot was thwarted when officials found the bag and pencil boxes full of knives and razor blades.

15.   The plot was thwarted by French commandos who stormed the aircraft.

16.   The plot was thwarted when Ressam was arrested in Washington state as he tried to enter from Canada in a car with a trunk full of explosives.

17.   US authorities denied Saturday a report that they had thwarted a plot by a Japanese doomsday cult to flood Disneyland with deadly nerve gas over the Easter weekend.

18.   Last month Abbasov said Azerbaijani secret police had thwarted a plot to overthrow Aliyev -- the fourth attempt since he came to power.