Indictments were handed down on Friday morning in both the Jerusalem Magistrate�s and District Courts against six Arabs, with two being Israeli citizens, alleged to have planned to build an al-Qaeda infrastructure.

While the arrests were made weeks ago, the gag order was only lifted now, permitting the publication of the ISA (Israel Security Agency � Shin Bet) operation.

One of the cell members, a student at Hebrew University, photographed the heliport on campus used for the president�s helicopter when US President George W. Bush visited Israel. The student, Nazareth resident Mohammed Nijam, sent the photo to al-Qaeda, asking about arranging to shoot down the presidential chopper.

In addition, Shin Bet agents reported that a search of the computers of a number of the suspects revealed they had downloaded instructions on building a bomb.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)�