Spain arrests 'Syria jihadist suspects' in Ceuta

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

Eight people have been arrested in the Spanish territory of Ceuta on suspicion of recruiting jihadist fighters to go to Syria and elsewhere, police say.

Those detained in the raids on Friday morning are accused of being part of a network linked to al-Qaeda.

They are suspected of funding, indoctrinating and facilitating travel for would-be fighters.

Police say the network was based in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta and the Moroccan city of Fnideq.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22999619

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Spain arrest 8 with suspected links to al-Qaida.

MADRID (AP) -- Spanish police say they have arrested eight people suspected of recruiting jihadist militants for al-Qaida-linked groups in Syria.

The Interior Ministry said the arrests were made early Friday in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, which is located on the northwest African coast, surrounded by Morocco on one side and the Mediterranean Sea on the other.

A ministry statement said the group was suspected of sending dozens of potential fighters from Spain Morocco to Syria, some of whom had carried out suicide attacks. It says others had been sent to training camps.

The ministry said the group gathered recruits and provided them with the money and the means to travel abroad under the orders of al-Qaida.

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[David__77]

1. So, they're terrorists, until the go to Syria. Then they get to pose with John McCain.

Fun stuff, this. So sad that now Obama owns it all.

[leveymg]

2. If I were al-Qaeda, I'd pose as a Friend of Syria, too. In the US, that earns you a Get Out of Jail

Free card, as the Obama Administration has exempted persons aiding most of the Syrian Jihadi groups from the usual risks and penalties.

Will they ever learn from history?

[bemildred]

3. Good job. nt