The authority also filed a lawsuit related to the DP World deal.

If the injuries were related to the firecracker blast, Wells said, authorities could file charges as early as Monday.

British authorities then filed their own charges against him in October 2004, which halted the extradition efforts of the United States.

The authorities had filed criminal case after criminal case, but nothing stuck.

He said local authorities would file "a very serious lawsuit" if an attempt is made to relax the rules.

The French authorities filed a complaint for the breaking of his neutrality.

She said the authority had filed an appeal.

The authorities have not yet filed any charges against the journalists, who were picked up in their newsrooms and homes and from the streets.

The authorities filed documents last week in the Federal District Court here offering "corroborating evidence" from the related inquiry.

The authority cannot file criminal charges.