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Spanish Police Arrest 5 in Train Bombing
Jan 3,2007

MADRID, Spain -- Police have arrested five men who could have aided the escape of two fugitives of the 2004 Madrid train bombings, Spain's interior minister said Wednesday.

Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said each of the five, who are also suspected of ties with international terrorism, was detained in a different Spanish city - Barcelona, Tarragona, Gerona, Cadiz and A Coruna.

The five, identified as Zohaib Khadiri, Djilali Boussiri, Nasreddine Ben Laid Amri, Samir Tahtah and Kamal Ahbar, may have collaborated in the escape of two fugitives of the Madrid bombings, Moroccans Mohamed Belhadj and Mohamed Afalah, Rubalcaba said.

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Iran's Secret Plan For Mayhem
January 3, 2007

WASHINGTON — Iran is supporting both Sunni and Shiite terrorists in the Iraqi civil war, according to secret Iranian documents captured by Americans in Iraq.

The news that American forces had captured Iranians in Iraq was widely reported last month, but less well known is that the Iranians were carrying documents that offered Americans insight into Iranian activities in Iraq.

An American intelligence official said the new material, which has been authenticated within the intelligence community, confirms "that Iran is working closely with both the Shiite militias and Sunni Jihadist groups." The source was careful to stress that the Iranian plans do not extend to cooperation with Baathist groups fighting the government in Baghdad, and said the documents rather show how the Quds Force — the arm of Iran's revolutionary guard that supports Shiite Hezbollah, Sunni Hamas, and Shiite death squads — is working with individuals affiliated with Al Qaeda in Iraq and Ansar al-Sunna.

Another American official who has seen the summaries of the reporting affiliated with the arrests said it comprised a "smoking gun." "We found plans for attacks, phone numbers affiliated with Sunni bad guys, a lot of things that filled in the blanks on what these guys are up to," the official said.

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http://www.nysun.com/pf.php?id=46032

More Bali bombers in Sayyaf’s Jolo lairs
Wednesday, January 03, 2007

At least five members of the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorist group, including two Bali bombers, are hiding with Muslim extremists in Mindanao, a military official said Tuesday.

“There may be more than five but so far, we have identified five of them,” said Brig. Gen. Juancho Sabban, adding they are being sheltered by the Abu Sayyaf group in Jolo. “The Abu Sayyaf is protecting them because they cannot operate on their own in the Philippines,” said Sabban whose troops have been hunting the Abu Sayyaf band in the jungles of Jolo, Sulu, since August last year.

He said military intelligence confirmed the presence of the five JI members in Jolo but the only ones whose names were released were Indonesians, Dulmatin and Patek.

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http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/jan/03/yehey/top_stories/20070103top4.html