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Spain jails suspected Islamic militants
 A Spanish court jailed seven of 11 suspected Islamic militants arrested in Spains North African enclave of Ceuta last week, while freeing the other four, the court said on Sunday. The seven jailed, pending charges, are not allowed bail. The other four have to keep the court informed of their whereabouts. The jailed suspects belong to an armed group called Salafia Jihad, affiliate of Al Qaeda in North Africa, judge Baltasar Garzon said in a document. The focus of this group is the Darkawia mosque where they recruited men for Jihad. the document read. The group, in 2006 began planning violent acts and also plotted to steal weapons from the military arsenal. Hundreds of police took part in last weeks arrests in the largely Muslim Principe Alfonso neighbourhood of Ceuta. They seized forged documents, a flak jacket and an air pistol as well as cash, computers and mobile phones, officials said. Jailed men include two brothers Hamed Abderrahaman Ahmed, known as Spanish Taliban who spent two years in US detention in Guantanamo Bay but were freed earlier this year after terrorism charges against them in Spain were overturned. Posted by: Fred 2006-12-18 |
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