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Belgium Arrests Man in Moroccan Attacks
Belgian police have arrested a man wanted by Moroccan authorities in connection with suicide attacks that killed 45 people, including 12 bombers, in May in Casablanca, the prosecutorsâ office said Friday. The arrest came as police raided about 20 houses in Brussels and two northern towns, the Federal Prosecutorsâ Office said in a written statement. Officials declined to name the suspect, but said the man is believed to be linked to a group called the Moroccan Islamic Combatants Group, which has been under investigation by Belgian police and intelligence services. There is "serious evidence" that North Africans linked to that group have received paramilitary training in Afghanistan and are now in Belgium, the statement said.Spanish police believe there are links between the Casablanca bombers and suspects held for the attacks on trains in Madrid last week that killed 202. However, the Belgian investigation was not directly related to the Madrid attacks, said Lieve Pellens, a spokeswoman for the prosecutorsâ office. The raids took place in three Brussels neighborhoods with large North African immigrant populations and in the northern towns of Maaseik and Kapellen, both close to the Dutch border. The prosecutorsâ office said there may be a link with another suspect arrested in the Netherlands. Posted by: Fred 2004-03-19 |
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