61. The slain man, Mahmoud Khawaja, was apparently involved in planning attacks on Israelis. 62. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but Israeli officials said they had received reports that Muslim militants were planning attacks. 63. They had allegedly been planning attacks on U.S. and British warships in the Straits of Gibraltar between Morocco and Spain. 64. They were suspected of planning attacks on U.S. targets in Europe. 65. When the Interior Ministry announced the arrests Thursday, it said only that the men were planning attacks inside and outside Kuwait. 66. He was accused of planning attacks on tourist sites in Jordan during Millennium celebrations. 67. The raid on the house came three days after Palestinian police arrested another HAMAS member for planning anti-Israeli attacks, Palestinian officials said without identifying the militant. 68. The defendants are also accused of belonging to the outlawed Jamaa Islamiyya and of planning attacks on politicians and intellectuals. 69. The Israelis allege that Barghuti played a leading role in planning anti-Israeli attacks. 70. The group is believed to have also been planning attacks on several other prominent government figures. |