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Spanish police arrests 8 Algerians suspected of belonging to Al-Qaeda
Eight Algerians have been arrested in Barcelona after being suspected of having link to providing logistic and financial support to groups belonging to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Spains Interior Ministry said in a communiqué, yesterday. The same communiqué said that 5 other people have been arrested in Valencia, eastern Spain, and another one in Navarra District, in the northern part of the country.Those arrested are likely to be charged with belonging to a terror group, following measures taken by the National Court, in Madrid, noting that the arrest operations have been carried out by the National Court, which is in charge of terrorism cases. The Interior Ministry communiqué further stated that 10 others have also been arrested, believed to have links with terror groups, without providing their nationalities or the place of arrest. The same communiqué said that the 8 arrested Algerians are suspected of recruiting jihadists and providing logistic as well as financial support to terror groups belonging to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Since yesterday morning Spanish Police have been searching houses of the arrested, while confiscating 7000, documents, CDs, video records, and telephone cards. Posted by: Fred 2008-06-11 |
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