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Spain Arrests Two Islamic Terror Suspects Wanted by Morocco
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
MADRID, Spain - Spanish police have arrested two Islamic terror suspects
wanted by Morocco, including one sought over a string of suicide attacks
that killed 45 people in Casablanca in May 2003, officials said.
The two Moroccan men were arrested Tuesday in Melilla, a Spanish enclave
located on Morocco's northern coast, on warrants issued by Morocco, the
Civil Guard said in a statement.
It identified the suspects as Ali Aarass, sought over the Casablanca
bombings, and Mohamed El Bay, accused of being part of an Islamic terror
ring broken up in Morocco in February.
The Civil Guard says El Bay had the mission of establishing ties with
traffickers in Central Europe in order to obtain weapons and explosives.
The suspects face no charges in Spain, which will begin extradition
proceedings, the Civil Guard said.
The Casablanca bombings stunned the relatively moderate Muslim country, a
popular vacation spot. The bombings targeted a Jewish community center and
cemetery, a hotel, a restaurant and a Spanish social club, and killed 33
people in addition to 12 bombers.
Morocco's government says the terror network dismantled in February had
plotted to assassinate Cabinet ministers and members of the North African
kingdom's Jewish community. A total of 32 people were arrested.
Spain Arrests Two Islamic Terror Suspects Wanted by Morocco
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
MADRID, Spain - Spanish police have arrested two Islamic terror suspects
wanted by Morocco, including one sought over a string of suicide attacks
that killed 45 people in Casablanca in May 2003, officials said.
The two Moroccan men were arrested Tuesday in Melilla, a Spanish enclave
located on Morocco's northern coast, on warrants issued by Morocco, the
Civil Guard said in a statement.
It identified the suspects as Ali Aarass, sought over the Casablanca
bombings, and Mohamed El Bay, accused of being part of an Islamic terror
ring broken up in Morocco in February.
The Civil Guard says El Bay had the mission of establishing ties with
traffickers in Central Europe in order to obtain weapons and explosives.
The suspects face no charges in Spain, which will begin extradition
proceedings, the Civil Guard said.
The Casablanca bombings stunned the relatively moderate Muslim country, a
popular vacation spot. The bombings targeted a Jewish community center and
cemetery, a hotel, a restaurant and a Spanish social club, and killed 33
people in addition to 12 bombers.
Morocco's government says the terror network dismantled in February had
plotted to assassinate Cabinet ministers and members of the North African
kingdom's Jewish community. A total of 32 people were arrested.
