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| Spain questioning itinerant crazed killers... |
| 2003-01-25 |
| Spanish authorities are questioning 16 men arrested in a police swoop on suspected al-Qaeda-linked militant cells on Friday. And none too gently, I hope... Experts are examining explosives and chemicals seized in the raid. Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar said a "major terrorist attack", had been thwarted by the arrests in the north-eastern Catalonia region. Mr Aznar described the arrests as an extraordinarily important strike in the war against terror. "I want to highlight once again that when we talk about the fight against terrorism and the circles around it and when we talk about ensuring the safety and the peace of all, we are not talking about fantasies," he said. No matter how much some people try to dismiss them as such... Mr Aznar said those arrested had links to Algerian militant groups. "[The police] have broken up a major terrorist network... linked in this case to the Algerian Salafist group, a splinter of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), which has clear connections with the criminal organisation of Bin Laden," he said. Interior Minister Angel Acebes said the suspects were divided into two groups, both led by Algerians. A suspect named as Mohamad Tahraqui was said to be in charge of the Barcelona-based group, while the other operated out of Banolas in neighbouring Gerona province under the leadership of a man named as Bard Eddin Ferdji. Spain's a really good place to kill infidels. There are even more tourists there than there are in Bali... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 "Spain's a really good place to kill infidels" Funny, that's what Ferdinand and Isabella said about the Moors. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-01-25 21:55:31 |