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al-Qaeda suspects arrested in Spain

03.08.12 @ 09:02

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Spain's interior minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz told reports on Thursday that police arrested three suspected al-Qaeda operatives in the south of the country on Wednesday. "There are clear indications that the suspects arrested could have been planning an attack in Spain, and or, other European countries," he said.

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