Al-Qaida would target Israeli cities if it had chemical weapons, according to a recording believed to be from the terrorist group. A recording broadcast by an Islamic Web site and said to be by top Al- Qaida operative Abu Musab al-Zarqawi admits that the group planned an attack in Jordan, but denies — as Jordanian authorities claim — that the attack would have involved chemical weapons.
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