Busted AQ Puke Regurgitates Plans To Authorities
(Pictured) Madrid Train Bombings, March 2004.
We told you about the AQ cell that was nailed in Spain last week…one of them is spilling his guts. Hopefully it was via waterboarding…maricons…
MADRID - Islamist extremists were planning attacks across Europe, especially against public transport, before their arrests in Barcelona last weekend, a Spanish paper reported on Saturday, citing a would-be attacker’s testimony.
The Al Qaeda-inspired cell planned to attack the Barcelona metro and other targets in Spain, Germany, France, Portugal and the United Kingdom, said the bomber turned police informant.
In testimony that led to the arrest of 14 South Asians last Saturday, the informant told police the group had a preference for attacks on public transport, especially metro systems, El Pais newspaper reported.
“If we attack the metro, the emergency services can’t get there,” the informant said he was told by a fellow suicide bomber, El Pais reported.
Two pairs with explosive-filled bags were to enter separate Barcelona subway stations and other members of the group were to detonate their bombs by remote control, said the witness.
On Friday, Spain’s government said the Barcelona cell was preparing to carry out the metro attack either last weekend or in the following 15 days.
Two other pairs of suicide bombers had been assigned targets elsewhere in Spain, another was to attack Germany, three were given objectives in France and two more were to strike Portugal.
The informant said the Barcelona cell had six suicide bombers and other members responsible for preparing explosives and planning attacks in other European states. Four of those arrested have since been released due to lack of evidence.
Al Qaeda was to take responsibility for the Barcelona attacks through Baitullah Mehsud, a Taliban commander the Pakistani government says was behind the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, El Pais said.
“Only the leadership of the organization knows what requests the emir (Baitullah) will make after the first attack, but if they are not carried out, there will be a second attack, a third in Spain. And next Germany, France, Portugal, United Kingdom,” the head of the cell told the police informer, El Pais reported.
The Barcelona bombings could have taken place less than two months before Spain’s March 9 general election.
Islamic militants attacked Madrid commuter trains days before Spain’s last general election in March 2004, killing 191 people and wounding 1,800. They said the attacks were made in revenge for Spain sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq.
(Reuters)
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Spain pulling out of Iraq to appease the extremists has not worked.
Why is this not in the MSN ? In October 2001 it would be all over the place, but now people are not interested in talking about this “Republican” issue in an election year.
January 26th, 2008 at 10:56 pmCost of recruiting dumb douchebag Islamists for Terrorist training: Years of propaganda work…
Cost of training said douchebags for the attack: Months and months.
Breaking one of said douchebags in 15 minutes to rat his fellow piglets out: PRICELESS.
January 27th, 2008 at 1:50 amSpain is the number one reconquista target of the jihadis. There will be more of this activity. Spain can concede all it wants to the jihadis. Nothing short of reconquest will satisfy them. So Spain may as well re-join the fight. Sooner or later, that fight will extend into their own country. Might as well get on board and fight it now.
January 27th, 2008 at 6:44 amSpain thought capitulation would save them from terrorist acts by Al Qaeda! They were wrong. Weakness never works. Isn’t it funny that the Dems want to mimic the cowardly act of Spainish voters by pulling out of Iraq!
January 27th, 2008 at 7:53 am