The Philippine authorities say they have arrested three suspected militants accused of plotting to bomb foreign embassies in the capital, Manila.
The alleged targets were the British, US, Australian and Israeli embassies.
The three men are said to be Middle Eastern. One of them was carrying a Jordanian travel document.
Officials believe the men may have links to regional Islamist groups - Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines and Jemaah Islamiah in Indonesia.
"I don't have the names and the complete details of their arrests, but they were involved in teaching local terrorists on how to make bombs," Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said.
The Jordanian was arrested in Manila last month, while the two others were recently captured in the southern Philippines in two separate incidents.
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