Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Extremists Plotted Attacks across Europe, Spanish Paper Says

According to CNN, citing the Spanish newspaper El Pais, suspected extremists arrested last week in Barcelona were planning al-Qaeda-style attacks in Spain, Germany, France, Britain and Portugal, according to an informant who "infiltrated" the group.

The news report claims that the informant had told the authorities that the cell comprised of six suicide bombers including himself. He claimed that the cell had planned to mount three attacks in Spain, one in Germany and others in France, Britain and Portugal.
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