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Six arrested for allegedly plotting attack on Bush By Haaretz Correspondent and Staff , By Amos Harel The Israel Police and the Shin Bet security service have arrested six Arabs - two Israeli citizens and four Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem - with alleged links to Al-Qaida. A gag order lifted on Friday revealed that the suspects allegedly planned to attack U.S. President George W. Bush's helicopter during a recent visit. The suspects, who range in age from 21-24, were indicted in the Jerusalem District Court. Advertisement According to the charges, the suspects had been in contact with Al-Qaida online in order to establish a terror cell in Israel. The indictment states that one of the suspects, a student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, used his cell phone to photograph the U.S. president's planned landing site near the university stadium, and sent the images to an Al-Qaida-linked Web site. The student, Nazareth resident Mohammed Nijam, lived in a dormitory overlooking the landing pad. Nijam allegedly asked about shooting down the helicopter in a message on the Web site. The other Israeli Arab suspect is also a student at the Hebrew University. The Shin Bet said that investigators found bomb-making instructions on several of the suspects' computers. This was the second time this month that security services had announced the arrest of Israeli citizens for suspected Al-Qaida links. Israel security services revealed in early July that they had arrested two Israeli Bedouin for passing strategic information to Al-Qaida, a charge the men's relatives are denying. There is no known al-Qaida presence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, though Israel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have both expressed concern that the group is trying to enter Palestinian territory. Bookmark to del.icio.us   'Icon of evil' Hitler icons take center stage at Jerusalem students' end-of-year art show. Caught on film Human rights group releases video of IDF soldier shooting Palestinian at short range.

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