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| Spain jails 'al-Qaeda suspects' | ||
| 2004-05-19 | ||
| A Spanish judge has ordered that three Algerians be jailed on charges of having links to al-Qaeda. A Spaniard accused of collaborating with the three men was also jailed, pending further investigation. Judge Baltasar Garzon said the Algerians had helped other militants, some of whom had links to those involved in the 11 September attacks. The four were arrested in raids across Spain on Friday - they are said to be members of Iraq-based Ansar al-Islam. Spanish news agency Efe said the judge had also asked the UK to hand over Ansar al-Islam member Heidi Ben Youssef Boudhiba or "Fathi", who he described as the Algerians' leader.
The three Algerians have been named as Mohamed Ayat, Samir Mahdjoub, alias Sami Menardo, and Redouane Zenimi, alias Bachir. The Spaniard is identified as Francisco Garcia Gomez. The Algerians are accused of recruiting people and sending them to terrorism training camps in Iraq. Mr Mahdjoub and Mr Zenimi were also accused of forging passports to help recruits travel to Iraq. The charges against the men fall short of a formal indictment, but they allow the suspects to be held for up to two years as investigations continue.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Heidi? Grandfather! Grandfather! (I guess he's like A Boy Named Sioux...) |
| Posted by: eLarson 2004-05-19 10:51:12 AM |