Fatah movement chaired by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat denied on Tuesday Israeli reports on the movement's intention to carry out biological attacks against Israeli targets.

The Fatah movement said in a communique that "the Israeli reports are mere lies," asserting "the Fatah movement doesn't adopt such behaviors."

The communique accused Israel of making up these allegations while Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is visiting Washington, in an attempt to justify the Israeli sanctions and tight siege imposed on Palestinians.

"These allegations aim at providing pretexts for the continuous siege imposed on Palestinians and their leaders as well as justifying the occupation of the territories and its aggressions carried out against the Palestinian people, its leadership and its movements," the Fatah movement said.

Israeli reports said earlier on Tuesday that it turned down a biological attack that the Fatah movement intended to carry out inside Israel, saying that it spotted explosive devices that contained blood contaminated with the HIV virus.

Source: Xinhua