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| ETA terror suspect arrested in Amsterdam | |
| 2003-07-12 | |
| EFL - Holland’s been kicking a** and taking names lately! Dutch military police at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam have arrested an alleged member of the Spanish terrorist organisation ETA. The internationally-wanted Spaniard, identified as Alexander Carregui, was detained on allegations he was involved in a failed bomb attack in Bilbao, Spain, in September 2002. Two ETA terrorists were killed in the blast. "Oops." Carregui was arrested on Tuesday night on a stopover en route from Spain to Venezuela (interesting destination, hmmm...) and is being held in a Dutch jail. The arrest was not made public until Thursday night and it is expected Spain will soon submit an extradition request. The latest arrest comes after Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner approved on Tuesday the extradition of a suspected ETA terrorist to Spain on charges that he supplied information over possible attack targets. Spaniard Juanra Rodriguez was arrested in the Vrankrijk squatters camp in Amsterdam in January 2002 on request of Spanish authorities. He is accused of supplying ETA with information over possible attack targets. The alleged information included details to assist an operation designed to kill the leader of an extreme right organisation. Rodiguez claims he is innocent of all charges and has lodged legal action in a bid to prevent his extradition. The suspect fears he will be tortured and killed in Spain, but Minister Donner dismissed the claims. "Mustachios, maybe some giggle juice, but certainly not torture."
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| Posted by:seafarious |