Spanish police arrested a second al-Qaeda suspect believed to have played a key role in the terrorist network's financing, the interior ministry announced. The suspect was identified as Ghasoub al-Abrash al-Ghalyoun. Known by the alias "Ghusup", the authorities said his nationality was still to be determined. He was described as the right-hand man of Muhammed Galeb Kalaje Zouaydi, alias "Abu Talha", who was arrested in Madrid Tuesday. Spanish police said Abu Talha was believed to have amassed more than 600,000 euros (533,400 dollars) through property deals on behalf of al-Qaeda and transfered funds to radical Islamic militants operating in Belgium, China, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, the Palestinian territories, the United States and elsewhere. The interior ministry said he was notably suspected of having transfered some 180,000 euros (160,000 dollars) to a group in Germany close to Mohammed Atta, the man believed by Washington to have been the leader of the suicide hijackers responsible for the September 11 attacks in the United States.
Boy, the Spaniards are going great guns. The more of these guys they dig out, the more knowledge the get of the organization, and the more they'll be able to dig out further. |