51.   If convicted, the arrested man faces up to five years in prison.

52.   If the two arrested men are indeed released, Ibrahim said, then officials would believe that all three hijackers died in the crash.

53.   However, the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association called for the release of the arrested men, saying their activities could not be classified as unconstitutional.

54.   In Canberra, Attorney General Daryl Williams told reporters on Thursday that the arrested man had received flight training in Australia.

55.   Interior Minister Jaime Mayor Oreja said the arrested man, identified by police as Fernando Elejalde Tapia, was a member of ETA.

56.   Interior Ministry officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that some foreign nationals, including Arabs, were among the arrested men.

57.   Interior Minister Mariano Rajoy said the arrested man belonged to the armed group seeking Basque independence.

58.   Israel has officially denied the two arrested men were spying on behalf of Turkey but has declined to reveal the nature of their operations.

59.   It gave no details about the arrested man.

60.   Jawad Bolous, attorney for the arrested men, denied that they had been involved in any illegal activities.