Several suspected Islamist militants were arrested on Tuesday (8 June) in a cross-border operation conducted by Belgian, French, Italian and Spanish police. One of the men arrested is said to be one of the masterminds of the Madrid bombings.
At least two persons were arrested in Italy, one of them, Rabei Osman El Sayed Ahmed, known as Mohamed the Egyptian, is said to be one of the masterminds behind these attacks which left 191 dead.
Italian Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu said...
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