December 2, 2010 11:29 AM

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Eight 26/11 terror suspects arrested in Spain

In Spain, eight suspected terrorists have been arrested in Barcelona, accused of having links to radical Islamic cells in Pakistan and collaborating with the group that carried out the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai. Seven Pakistani and one north African were among the arrests. They belonged to a group that made fake identification documents which were sent to Pakistan to be used in attacks. They were also accused of sending money and fake documents to the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. Interior Ministry said, they were taken into custody in raids conducted on a group suspected of forging passports for the terror outfit Al-Qaida. Spain's leading Cadena SER radio reports, the detainees formed part of a group based in Thailand and are linked to Pakistan-based terror group, Lashkar-e-Taiba. The arrests took place in raids carried out in the northeastern city of Barcelona and in the surrounding region of Catalonia.

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