Suicide terrorists planned second attack in Madrid, court officials say

Associated Press ^ | 4-7-04 | MARIA JESUS PRADES

[Oldeconomybuyer]

MADRID, Spain (AP) -- The suspected terrorists who died in last weekend's suicide blast had planned another major attack in Madrid, possibly during this week's Easter celebrations, a court official said Wednesday.

Police also fear Saturday's explosion that may have killed seven suspects and the subsequent arrests of other suspects could stir another cell of militants to mount a 'jihad,' or holy war, in Spain, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

A Spanish judge, meanwhile, jailed two more suspects on terrorism charges, a court official said.

Seventeen persons are now charged and in jail in the case.

The two questioned Wednesday by National Court Judge Juan del Olmo were Moroccans Rachid Adli and Abdelila el-Fouad. Both were jailed on terrorism charges.

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[trebb]

I hope most of Spain has trouble sleeping at night as they realize what they did in reaction to the first attack - they elected an appeaser/coward into power and now they can see that it made no difference in how the terrorists plan to treat them... Baaaaa, baaaaaa!!!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

'twas a shameful vote.

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[observer5]

"militants to mount a 'jihad,' or holy war,"

Why they keep calling this a "holy" war. Any war is holy to those that "believe" in its cause. Why not call Hitler's invasion of Europe a "holy" war.

He did it also for what he thought God wanted him to do!

[vbmoneyspender]

Police also fear Saturday's explosion that may have killed seven suspects and the subsequent arrests of other suspects could stir another cell of militants to mount a 'jihad,' or holy war, in Spain, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

What a mindset they have in Spain.