Oman denies the involvement of three of its citizens in US attacks

Oman has denied that three Omanis who were investigated in Manila to be have been involved in the attacks that took place against the US on September 11.

An official Omani source said in a statement broadcast by the Omani news agency that the investigations have not proved what was issued in the press that the three Omanis had links to the attacks that targeted New York and Washington, stressing that arresting these citizens was made in the context of the preventive measures taken by most countries in the world.

The source added that the Omani specialized sides stressed that the three said citizens returned back to Oman peacefully after the end of their tourism tour in Southern East Asia, expressing regret over the distorted news which talked about the involvement of the three men in plans to launching attacks.

Last Friday, the spokeswoman for the Philippines Presidency said that the name of one of the three Omani who were arrested because they pictured the building of the American embassy in Manila, is mentioned in the passengers lists of one of the four high-jacked planes.