European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page1o stars and stripes saturday april 28 2007 in the world saudis arrest 172 islamic militants in plot by Abdullah Shahri the associated press Riyadh saudi Arabia police arrested 172 islamic Mili Tants some of whom had trained abroad As pilots so they could Fly aircraft in attacks on saudi Ara Bias Oil Fields the Interior minis try said Friday a spokesman said All that remained in the plot was to set the Zero hour the ministry issued a state ment saying the detainees were planning to carry out suicide att tacks against Public figures Oil facilities refineries and Mili tary zones some of which were outside the kingdom they had reached an Advance stage of readiness and what remained Only was to set the Zero hour for their attacks Interior ministry spokesman Brig Mansour Alturki told the associated press in a phone Call they had the personnel the Money the arms almost All the elements for terror attacks were Complete except for setting the Zero hour for the attacks the ministry did not say the militants would Fly aircraft into Oil refineries As the sept 11 2001 hijackers flew planes into buildings in new York and Washington but its statement said some detainees had been sent to other countries to study flying in preparation for using them to carry out terrorist attacks inside the kingdom the militants also planned to storm saudi prisons to free the in mates the statement said More than million was seized in the operation one of the largest sweeps against terror cells in the kingdoms certainly anytime the saudis or anyone else takes action against those involved in terrorism if s a Good thing if s something that makes the world safer and makes America safer Tom Casey a state department spokesman said in Washington the saudi statement said some of the a military targets were out Side the kingdom Alturki said the arrests occurred at various and successive times but did not elaborate the saudi state to Channel Aleph pariah broadcast footage of a Large weapons Cache discovered buried in the desert the arms included bricks of plastic explosives ammunition cartridges handguns and rifles wrapped in plastic sheeting the ministry referred to the militants Only As a deviant group the saudi term for islamic terrorist Interior ministry spokesman Brig Mansour Alturki told the privately owned Ala Rabiya to Channel that the militants included no saudis Aleph pariah showed investigators breaking tiled floors with hammers to uncover pipes that contained weapons in one scene an official upends a plastic pipe and bullets and Little packets of plastic explosives spill out the Channel also showed investigators digging up plastic sacks inthe desert Man says he killed american the associated press Manila Philippines the Man suspected of beating to death a us peace corps Volun Teer in the Philippines gave him self up Friday and confessed on television saying he erupted in rage when she bumped into him As he was filming Over a feud with a neighbor i admit it yes i killed her but i did not do whatever other peo ple Are thinking i did Juan Dun Tugan told a scan television apparently referring to Specula Tion that Julia Campbell May have been killed during an at tempted rape or robbery 1 did not plan to Mil is Camp Bell harm her Dun Tugan said appearing remorseful and Shak Inch Shead he claimed he dropped a Bun dle of clothes when Campbell embarking on a Solo hike april 8 to see if Gao provinces famed Mountainside Rice terraces bumped him from behind my mind went Blank Dun Tugan said i did not know who she was or what she was i got a Rock and i hit her on the head whatever punishment you will impose on me i will accept it National police chief Oscar Cal Deron said police were Docu menting his statement in the pres ence of a lawyer senior superintendent Pedro Ganir police chief of Northern if Gao province said he convinced Dun Tugan to turn himself in nato unfazed by russian threat to suspend treaty by Paul Ames the associated press Oslo Norway nato win not be swayed by Moscow threat to suspend a key arms control treaty unless the Western Alli Ance drops its demands for rus Sia to pull troops out of Georgia and Moldova the alliances Secre tary general Jaap de hoop chef Fer said Friday there is no change and there will be no change in the position of the allies de hoop Scheffer told a news conference after a for eign ministers meeting that saw Sharp clashes Between Russia and nato president Vladimir Putin on thursday called for a moratorium on Moscow application of the treaty that regulates the deployment of military aircraft tanks and other nonnuclear heavy weapons around Europe unless nato nations ratify the agreement they have Long refused to do so until Russia withdraws troops from the former soviet republics of Moldova and Georgia Putin announcement in mos cow intensified the dispute be tween Russia and Western allies Over us plans to install Antimise Siles defense in Eastern Europe it was bit of a cold Shower de hoop Scheffer acknowledged the russian president again emphasized Moscow opposition to the planned us deployment Friday claiming that the pro posed us interceptor missiles Are targeted at russian strategic weapons rather than Iran As Washington contends these systems will control russian territory up to the urals of course we do not take action in response and we will Putin told reporters in Moscow after talks with his czech counter part Vaclav Klaus we see no argument at All for the deployment of Missil defense systems in Europe there is no basis for it Julia Campbell somalis returning to capital after nine Days Mogadishu and mortar launchers were silent fridays residents of shattered capital gave mixed read to the governments claim of Victory after nine Days of fierce fighting with Mamie insurgents it was not Clear How Long the peace would last but some Resi dents made a Stow return to their Homes Many City streets were sorted with no combatant from either Side in sight Early Friday just hours after prime minister All Mohamed Gedi said the islamic insurgents were finished a group of masked gunmen attacked the main hotel where government officials live attack lasted about an hour but there were no reports of casualties none of the insurgents could be reached for comment Hatiye clan elders who have also opposed the government in the past re fused to comment on Gedis claim while some victims of the recent fighting returned to their Homes on Friday few believed that the is Lainie insurgency was Over from the associated press got a question my i just j septow Evv we wit if Usy my a kit i o in Miyabi a this of Cria i h school c cd Ltd about career Send your questions to com debuts april 1 with stars