Nicaragua will exchange terrorism information with El Salvador to prevent members of Al Qaeda from infiltrating into the country, said Nicaraguan Interior Minister Julio Vega on Wednesday. Vega said in a statement that the Salvadorean government will donate Nicaragua a computer program which can identify the entry and departure record of nationals and foreigners.
A group suspected of having links with Al Qaeda has set Sept. 5 as the deadline for El Salvador to withdraw its troops from Iraq, or else prepare for terrorist attacks on its territory and interests. Vega said Nicaragua and El Salvador will have the same information platform by exchanging information to coordinate actions on the possible presence of individuals related to international terrorism. In view of a possible presence of Al Qaeda groups in Central America, Nicaragua has doubled its security measures at the International Airport of Managua and the embassies of El Salvador and the United States in its territory, he added. Chief of the National Police Edwin Cordero told the press Wednesday that his institution has increased intelligence data collection in order to detect possible foreign ties with terrorist groups which have threatened the Salvadorean government. "We have escalated vigilance over the Managua airport, border posts and sea ports so as to prevent the entry into Nicaragua of terrorists," Cordero said. |