THE Egyptian authorities received information about an imminent terrorist attack in Sharm el-Sheik days ahead of the devastating bombings, security officials said yesterday.

Investigators have identified a body they suspect of being a suicide bomber in the weekend terror attacks in Sharm El Sheikh. He is believed to be an Egyptian with Islamic militant ties.

The Jerusalem municipality will push ahead with plans to demolish 88 homes in an Arab neighbourhood in the disputed city to make room for a national park, the city engineer overseeing the project said today.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas today pledged to track down and punish militants responsible for a suicide bombing that killed four Israelis at a Tel Aviv nightclub, and Palestinian security officials pointed to the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah as the apparent mastermind.

Rebels fired a rocket tonight at the headquarters of the US-led coalition after gunmen killed seven Iraqi policemen in attacks west of Baghdad.

A suspected Islamic militant was killed today when a car parked outside his West Bank electronics shop exploded.