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Suspects held over terror links

Ciaran Giles,Ap,In Madrid
Wednesday 17 July 2002 00:00 BST
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Spanish police have arrested three suspected members of the terrorist group al-Qa'ida, one of whom had videos of American buildings and monuments, including the World Trade Centre.

The Interior Ministry said Ghasoub al-Abrash Ghalyoun, also known as Abu Musab, and Abdalrahman Alarnaot Abu-Aljer, alias Abu Obeid, were arrested in Madrid, and Mohamed Khair al-Saqq, alias Abu Alarda, was arrested in Castellon. All three were Syrian-born although two had Spanish nationality, police said.

The statement said Mr Ghalyoun was arrested in Spain in April, but later released.Police confiscated many videos including five shot by him during a trip to the United States in 1997. "Two of the tapes ... are entirely of different angles from different distances of the twin towers," the note said.(AP)

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