Nine terror suspects arrested in Spain
Spanish police today arrested nine people suspected of providing logistical support to Islamic terrorists.
The men were detained in the south-eastern city and province of Alicante and in southern Granada, said a court official.
The nine are accused of financing terrorist activities through drug trafficking and forging credit cards.
Their nationalities were not released.
A judge from Spain’s National Court – the tribunal that handles suspected terror cases – ordered the arrests.
The raids in homes and local businesses were still underway in the two Spanish cities, the official said.
Heavily-armed police wearing masks were seen in areas of Alicante and Granada, the Europa Press news agency reported.
The nine were expected to be taken to Madrid on Saturday to be questioned by National Court Judge Fernando Andreu, who ordered the arrests.
Spain has arrested more than 150 suspected terrorists over the past two years, mostly in connection with last year’s train bombings in Madrid that killed 191 people and wounded 1,500.
The bombings, Spain’s worst terrorist attack, have been blamed on Islamic militants linked to al-Qaida.
