Spanish Police Arrest 8 Algerians

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From 'El Khabar': Eight Algerians have been arrested in Barcelona after being suspected of “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, in the north of the country. The arrested are likely to be charged with belonging to a terror group, following measures taken by the National Court, in Madrid. The arrest operations were led by the National Court, which is in charge of terrorism cases.

The Interior Ministry communiqué further mentioned that 10 other people have also been arrested, likely to have a link with terror groups, without providing their nationalities or the place of arrest. The same communiqué mentioned that the 8 arrested Algerians are suspected of recruiting jihadists and providing logistic as well as financial support to terror groups belonging to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Spanish Police yesterday morning began searching the houses of the arrested, confiscating €7000, documents, CDs, video records, and telephone cards.