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• Israel: 'Bin Laden' lighters and weapons in container headed for Palestinian Authority 

Releasing the information to coincide with the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States, the Israeli government on Tuesday announced it had seized shipping containers headed for the Palestinian Authority with weapons and cigarette lighters depicting Osama bin Laden.

The containers, marked "toys," were found during a random customs check at Israel's port in Ashdod in June, according to a government statement. Instead of toys, the containers carried guns, air rifles, binoculars and cigarette lighters depicting bin Laden alongside the World Trade Center as airplanes slam into the towers, the statement said. . .

The lighter is ignited by flicking a switch near an American flag, and then a flame comes out of Bin Laden's head . . .

"The planned distribution of these lighters in the Palestinian Authority was designed to be yet another expression of support for the terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaida," the government statement said.

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