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| The Investigation |
| Italians arrest two, Germans one |
| 2001-10-11 |
Italian police arrested two suspects yesterday in that country's own crackdown on al Qaeda. Milan-based prosecutors say they are tracking a network spanning Italy, Germany, France, Spain and Belgium. Acting on Italian intelligence, police in Germany arrested in Munich a third suspect with links to bin Laden. The three had planned to supply bogus passports to terrorist recruits en route to training camps in Afghanistan, officials said. The German suspect had direct phone contact with bin Laden - including conversations earlier this year with references to an imminent "major" attack, and arms hidden in Afghan caves. Fourth and fifth suspects are being sought in France and elsewhere, said prosecutors in Milan. The suspect in France is believed to be linked to a chemical weapons lab there. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |