31.   Judicial authorities brought additional charges on Wednesday against a group of British and Dutch plane spotters already facing a felony charge of espionage, their lawyer said.

32.   Lawyer Iannis Zacharias said he had the bail for the two Dutch plane spotters and was doing the paperwork for their release.

33.   Once the plane spotters leave jail, they will be free to leave the country.

34.   Richard Howitt, a British deputy in the European Parliament who has launched a campaign in support the plane spotters, was confident they would be acquitted.

35.   Richard Howitt, a British member of the European Parliament who is supporting the group, told reporters the plane spotters were confident they would not be convicted.

36.   The British leader of a group of plane spotters detained in Greece had contacts with senior Turkish military officials, a newspaper reported Sunday.

37.   The government has asked Greek judicial authorities to speed up a ruling on whether a group of British and Dutch plane spotters arrested three weeks ago should stand trial.

38.   The plane spotters claim they were only taking part in their hobby of watching aircraft and visiting aviation facilities.

39.   The plane spotters are free to leave the country and will probably travel home early Saturday, but they must return to face trial on the misdemeanor charge.

40.   The plane spotters are free to leave the country, but they must return to face trial on the misdemeanor charge.