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Big Al Qaeda Trial Begins In Spain
Chris Crum
Staff Writer
2005-04-22
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A trial began in Spain today of 24 al Qaeda suspects including three people who have been accused of being involved with the 9/11 attacks.
Before this trial, Germany was the only country that tried suspects connected to the 9/11 attacks.
A Washington Post article says:
"Spanish authorities imposed extra security for the trial, including a retrofitted courthouse designed especially for terrorism cases. Police helicopters and guards with machine guns patrolled the grounds. Inside the courtroom, all but one of the two-dozen defendants sat on benches inside a large bulletproof-glass cage that isolated them from their lawyers, prosecutors and the three-judge panel hearing the case.
Prosecutors say the suspects were part of a Spain-based cell of al Qaeda followers who raised money and recruited fighters for radical Islamic causes in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Indonesia. Most face charges of financing terrorism and belonging to a terrorist organization, but three are specifically accused of assisting two of the ringleaders of the Sept. 11 attacks by organizing a rendezvous in a Spanish coastal town two months prior to the hijackings."
The list of suspects includes one native Spaniard, but most are of Syrian or Moroccan origin.
About the Author:
Chris Crum is a staff writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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