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| Spain arrests 14 terror suspects | Spain arrests 14 terror suspects |
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| Spanish authorities have arrested 14 people suspected of having links to Islamist terror groups. | Spanish authorities have arrested 14 people suspected of having links to Islamist terror groups. |
| The Civil Guard detained the suspects in Barcelona as part of a joint operation with Spain's National Intelligence Centre (CNI). | The Civil Guard detained the suspects in Barcelona as part of a joint operation with Spain's National Intelligence Centre (CNI). |
| Several premises were searched and, as the operation is ongoing, more arrests have not been ruled out. | Several premises were searched and, as the operation is ongoing, more arrests have not been ruled out. |
| Spain suffered at the hands of Islamist militants in 2004 when 191 people were killed in the Madrid train bombings. | Spain suffered at the hands of Islamist militants in 2004 when 191 people were killed in the Madrid train bombings. |
| Most of the 21 people convicted of the attacks were found to have been part of a local Islamist militant group inspired by al-Qaeda, but not part of that organisation. | Most of the 21 people convicted of the attacks were found to have been part of a local Islamist militant group inspired by al-Qaeda, but not part of that organisation. |
| Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba is expected to hold a news conference on the latest arrests at 1130GMT. | Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba is expected to hold a news conference on the latest arrests at 1130GMT. |
| The BBC's Steve Kingstone, in Madrid, says domestic security will be a key issue in the run-up to Spain's general election, in two months time. | |
| The governing Socialist Party says that, during its four-year term of office, 300 Islamist militants have been arrested. |