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'Islamists planned to hit US base in Spain'
 MADRID: A Spanish High Court prosecutor says six suspected Islamic radicals, arrested in 2003, planned to attack a US military base in southern Spain, the newspaper El Pais said on its Web site on Saturday. The prosecutor is seeking a 32-year sentence for the Algerian accused of leading the group, Mohamed Tahraoui, and 22 years each for the other five, also Algerians. They were among 14 people arrested in Spain in early 2003 on suspicion of belonging to a group of Islamic radicals, believed to be linked to Al Qaeda, and plotting attacks in Spain. Tahraoui's lawyer denied the accusations, according to the report, which cited the prosecutor's preliminary written conclusions.Posted by: Fred 2006-09-24 |
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