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Spain forms team to investigate Islamist violence
Spanish prosecutors have formed a six-member team to focus on cases involving Islamic militant violence in the wake of the Madrid train bombings, officials said Tuesday. The six-strong team includes Olga Sanchez, the lead prosecutor in the train bombing investigation. Two other prosecutors who have specialized in Islamic-linked violence are also in the team. All six prosecutors come from Spain's High Court -- a special crimes tribunal where judges have been investigating suspected al Qaeda cells since long before Sept. 11, 2001. "This is a result of the new state prosecutor having declared the fight against terrorism to be our top priority," the spokesman said. Separately officials plan to hire 60 new prosecutors and 40 new judges across Spain on top of the 1,700 prosecutors and more than 4,000 judges at present.Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-05-05 |
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