1.   The hijackers, though, were typically products of a middle-class upbringing as relatives of mosque preachers, police chiefs, pilots, and businessmen.

2.   Abu Ghaith, a former teacher and mosque preacher, surprised Kuwaitis when he appeared in television broadcasts on behalf of al-Qaida network threatening more terrorist operations.

3.   After an extended gun battle in which one officer was wounded, police arrested a Hamas mosque preacher and his four sons.

4.   Abu Shihada, the mosque preacher, says he supports Hamas because it strictly follows the principles of Islam.

5.   After a gun battle, police arrested a mosque preacher and his four sons.

6.   After an extended gun battle, police arrested a mosque preacher and his four sons living in the house.

7.   Among those detained were Gaza City mosque preacher Jadallah Jadallah and his sons Ahmed and Bilal, police said.

8.   Egyptian mosque preachers usually refer to the uprising every Friday.

9.   Escorted by Palestinian police, mosque preacher Mahmoud Zahar returned to his home in Gaza City on Sunday afternoon.

10.   Group members said several prominent mosque preachers were among the detainees.