Turkish police have detained three Arab men who allegedly were planning a suicide bomb attack in Israel.

Turkish police say the suspects, two Palestinians and a Jordanian, are part of a group called Beyyiat el-Imam.

Turkish security officials say the suspects received training in camps in Afghanistan run by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network.

Police said Tuesday the accused were detained in eastern Turkey's Van province after entering illegally from Iran. Police say they found various fake identification cards and documents in Arabic in the suspects' car.

The suspects told Turkish police they were planning to travel to Istanbul and then to Israel, where at least one of the accused was to carry out a bombing in a crowded area of Tel Aviv or Ramat Gan.

Turkish police have detained six people in Istanbul for helping the accused bombers with false passports and other forged documents.

(Zaman CR, prev)

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