Wednesday, April 29, 1998; 3:54 p.m. EDT

                  VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- A man who sought $15 million from Mohamed
                  Al Fayed for documents alleging that his son Dodi and Princess Diana
                  were murdered was arrested in a sting involving the FBI and the CIA.

                  The man, identified only as a 67-year-old Austrian living in the United
                  States, was arrested April 22, Interior Ministry Spokesman Rudolf Gollia
                  said Wednesday.

                  When authorities arrested him, the man yelled threats at Al Fayed, the
                  Kurier daily reported.

                  Dodi Fayed, Diana and their driver, Henri Paul, were killed Aug. 31 when
                  their car hit a tunnel pillar in Paris.

                  Gollia said the man had contacted Al Fayed, the owner of Harrods
                  department store in London, and offered to meet him in a hotel in Vienna
                  for the exchange. Al Fayed sent Harrods' security chief, John Mcnamara,
                  to meet the suspect and alerted the FBI, CIA and the Austrian intelligence
                  agency.

                  Austrian authorities are working in conjunction with the FBI and CIA to
                  determine if the documents are authentic, Gollia said. If the plot proves to
                  be true, the man could face criminal charges in the United States.

                  So far, the investigation in Paris has focused on Paul's drunken condition
                  and the whereabouts of a white Fiat that may have sideswiped the
                  Mercedes carrying the princess.