NATION : No Foreign Link in Bush Threats

NEWARK, N.J. — No evidence has been found linking a foreign government to a former U.S. soldier indicted for allegedly plotting to kill President Bush and other top officials, the U.S. attorney for New Jersey said.

U.S. Atty. Michael Chertoff said it does not appear Jamal Mohammed Warrayat, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Kuwait, had outside help in the alleged plot to kill Bush, Secretary of State James A. Baker III, unspecified members of Congress and to attack military installations in three states. Warrayat, 32, was indicted Thursday on three felony charges. He could be sentenced to 15 years and fined $750,000 if convicted of all counts.

Warrayat has been held without bail since his Nov. 27 arrest. Court papers said Warrayat wanted to kill the officials because they were against the interests of his group.