Spanish Police Arrests 8 Algerians Belonging To Al-Qaeda
Wednesday 11 June 2008 - Eight Algerians have been arrested in Barcelona after being suspected of having link to “providing logistic and financial support to groups belonging to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb,†Spain’s Interior Ministry said in a communiqué, yesterday.
The same communiqué mentioned that 5 other people have been arrested in Valencia, eastern Spain, and another one in Navarra District, northern the country.
The arrested are likely to be charged of belonging to a terror group, following measures taken by the National Court, in Madrid, noting that the aforementioned arrest operations have been led by the National Court, in charge of terrorism files.
The Interior Ministry communiqué further mentioned that 10 people have also been arrested, likely to have link with terror groups, without providing their nationalities or the place of arrest.
Furthermore, the same communiqué mentioned that the 8 arrested Algerians are suspected of attracting jihadists and providing logistic as well as financial support to terror groups belonging to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
Spanish Police is pursuing since yesterday morning searching houses of the arrested, while confiscating €7000, documents, CDs, video records, and telephone cards.
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