Spain busts 'al-Qaeda-linked group' | ||||
Seven people arrested in Spain and three in Thailand in operation against group suspected of forging passports. Last Modified: 02 Dec 2010 02:56 GMT | ||||
Police have arrested seven people in Spain and three in Thailand in an international operation against a group suspected of forging passports for an al-Qaeda-linked group, the Spanish interior ministry has said. The arrests in Spain took place late on Tuesday and early Wednesday in the northeastern city of Barcelona, the ministry said. The detainees included six Pakistanis and one Nigerian. The ministry said the passports allowed members of the groups to enter European and other countries. The group was said to be run by one of the three people - two Pakistanis and one Thai citizen - arrested in Thailand. The statement said that in the Spanish raids police seized passports ready to be sent to Thailand, as well as computer and mobile telephone equipment. The ministry said the group had also supplied forged documents to other groups, including the Tamil Tigers, who were defeated last year by Sri Lankan troops after a quarter-century war for an independent state for ethnic minority Tamils. | ||||
Source: Agencies | ||||
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