Barak threatened over Internet

Jerusalem - Israeli police are investigating threats to kill the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Ehud Barak, which were posted on …

Jerusalem - Israeli police are investigating threats to kill the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Ehud Barak, which were posted on an Internet bulletin board, a police spokeswoman said yesterday.

Internet surfer Mr Ehud Spiegel - who witnessed the 1995 assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin - lodged a complaint with the police.

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