MADRID (Reuters) - Police arrested seven suspected Islamic militants in raids across Spain on Monday to foil a planned bomb attack on the High Court, judicial sources said.So feel free to call for negotiations. Sounds like a good plan to me. Surely his latest tape is evidence that Osama has given up on Andalusia...
The arrests came seven months after train bombs killed 191 people in Madrid.
The seven suspects, including four Algerians and one Moroccan, were arrested in the southern region of Andalusia, the Mediterranean city of Valencia and Madrid.
Further arrests could be made in the coming hours as part of the operation against a radical and violent Muslim network, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
Crusading Judge Baltasar Garzon ordered the arrests as part of his inquiry into Islamic militant cells in Spain.
The suspects had been in contact with other individuals in Europe, the United States and Australia, the statement said.
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Monday, November 01, 2004
Memory Hole Redux 2: In Case You're Tempted By Hudna
Just in case you're tempted by Osama's nuanced hudna offer with your state, here's how it works in Spain: