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| Morocco: Two Terror Suspects Arrested |
| 2006-11-03 |
| Madrid, 3 Nov. (AKI) - Police in the Spanish coastal enclave of Mellila, in Morocco, have arrested two men suspected of involvement in the suicide bomb attacks in the May 2003 Casablanca attacks, the interior ministry said in a statement. The two men, of Moroccan origin, are believed to be linked to the Islamic Combatant Group of Morocco (GICM). They are alleged to provided logistical support to the group and had a role in the Casablanca attacks in which 12 suicide bombers struck five targets representing Spanish and Jewish interests killing 33 bystanders. According to Spanish investigators, the GICM is also suspected of involvement in the attacks on a Madrid train station on 11 March, 2004, causing 191 deaths. One suspect, aged 43, was a Moroccan-born Belgian passport-holder, the other, 31, was born in Melilla. Police seized documents, a telescope, two metal suitcases, and a laptop computer, the interior ministry said. |
| Posted by:Steve |