Three suspected members of al-Qaeda detained in Spain with explosives

My friends, this was taken from The Public PT newspaper:

http://www.publico.pt/Mundo/tres-membros-da-alqaeda-detidos-em-espanha-com-explosivos-1557390

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Three suspected members of al-Qaeda detained in Spain with explosives

Spanish police arrested on Tuesday in Andalusia, southern Spain, three alleged members of Al Qaeda. One had an explosive device capable of "destroying a bus" and was planning an attack in Spain or Europe.

According to Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz, one of the men is a Turkish national, others are natural "one of the Eurasian republics of the former USSR."

A police source said to El Pais to be Chechens.

None of the men had identification.

The first work in Gibraltar and was detained in Cadiz, in the house where he lived with his wife.

When police arrived he was with her and two other people who are on parole. There, police found an explosive device that is currently being examined.

In a press conference this Thursday, Fernandez said that the explosive "could destroy an entire bus."

The same source said the Spanish newspaper that the police believe that there would be other explosives in the house.

The other two men, whose nationality has not been confirmed because they had no documents, were arrested in Ciudad Real, one of the stops a bus trip to France.

Tried to resist, but eventually stopped. Interior Minister stressed that the suspects are "extremely dangerous people."

It is the first time that suspected members of this terrorist organization are arrested with explosives in Spain.

Fernandez also ensures that one is a "very important member in the structure of the international Al-Qaeda."

In the police version, the three men have links to Al-Qaeda cell responsible for attacks in Bombay in 2008 that killed 170 people, and have been trained in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Glad they caught them Pedro......some lives saved ..

Yes, I agree with you Catkins.