When the second purported plot was reported last month, 27 military men and civilians were arrested; four people's whereabouts are unknown.

The following year she and some other Manson followers were arrested and charge with attempting to steal weapons in a purported plot to help Mr. Manson break out of prison.

Bahrain announced the arrest of 44 people today in connection with a purported pro-Iranian plot to overthrow its Government.

Professor Goldberg sheds little new light on to what degree, if any, the purported plots are grounded in fact.

For his part, General Nimeiry gave a series of interviews from Cairo, denying involvement in the purported plot but saying he would return to power in a few weeks.

His exact involvement, if any, with Lin Biao's purported plot remains - like the entire episode -shrouded in mystery.

The night before the inauguration of the new president, contingency plans against a purported plot by Somali extremists against Obama and the inauguration was being discussed.

The purported plot included bribing two former officials of the Peoples National Bank of Rockland County, in Monsey, N.Y.

One official said nothing indicated that Mr. Mandhai or his purported plot was connected to Osama bin Laden's Qaeda or the Sept. 11 attacks.

The purported plot failed; the student said he threw the explosive away and contacted Embassy officials.