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| Spain Arrests Three Suspected Al Qaeda |
| 2002-07-16 |
| Spanish police arrested three suspected members of al Qaeda on Tuesday, one of whom had videotaped key buildings in the United States, Interior Minister Angel Acebes said. One of the men, all of whom are of Syrian origin, had video tapes from an apparent tourist trip to the United States during which he had recorded footage of installations and monuments. Two tapes showed mostly images of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York from all angles and distances and were recorded before the Sept. 11 suicide attacks which killed about 3,000 people. The video "was obviously not what a tourist would make," the minister added. The suspect had also filmed bridges, focusing especially on the supports, while another two videos showed violent Mujahideen "terrorist training," fighting and suicide bombers, he said. Spain is putting together a pretty impressive record in rounding these goobers up. Hope they don't stop... FOLLOWUP: Charles Johnson at LGF has more details... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |