Arresting 11 Israelis in the states over links to September attacks, confirmed
Israel-USA, Politics, 11/9/2001

The Hebrew language Israeli radio has confirmed news of arresting 11 Israelis by the American security to investigate them over the incidents of September 11 in New York and Washington.

The Israeli radio added the specialized American authorities refused several requests applied by families and friends of the arrested persons to visit them in the places where they are detained, noting that the Israeli embassy in Washington and the Israeli consulate in New York could not interfere at the American authorities in order to permit one of the Israeli diplomats to meet with the said detainees.

On the other hand, a sister of one of the detained Israelis said in an interview with the radio that her detained brother was able to send her a message from inside the detention center in which he asked for interference at the Israeli authorities in order to urge the Israelis in the US to return back quickly to Israel very soon because the " coming days will be black for them." Worthy mentioning that well-informed sources in Israel stressed that the American security forces arrested 11 Israelis after breaking into their houses in Florida and Alaska having and it was found with those Israelis huge amounts of the Anthrax virus and maps for sensitive American sites and institutions, SANA reported.

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