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Mr Zapatero and his socialist party swept into power directly after the Madrid bomb attacks last year (Photo: PSOE)

Blair and Zapatero in anti-terror 'alliance of civilisations'

British prime minister Tony Blair has thrown his weight behind a Spanish idea for an ‘alliance of civilisations’ to form a united front against terrorism.

The proposal to bring together Christian and Muslim nations was raised by Spain’s leader Jose Rodriguez Zapatero during a bilateral meeting on Wednesday (27 July).

"We discussed the proposal that the Spanish prime minister has made for what he calls an alliance of civilisations, which is the idea that we join together, our count...

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Mr Zapatero and his socialist party swept into power directly after the Madrid bomb attacks last year (Photo: PSOE)

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