Terror suspect transferred from Belgium to Spain
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Algerian suspect, Khaled Abidi, released by Belgian authorities to Spanish police
Abidi was listed as a leader in Spain of group recruiting for al Qaeda in Iraq
Arrested in 2004 by Algerian authorities for allegedly belonging to a terrorist group
Algerian suspect, Khaled Abidi, released by Belgian authorities to Spanish police
Abidi was listed as a leader in Spain of group recruiting for al Qaeda in Iraq
Arrested in 2004 by Algerian authorities for allegedly belonging to a terrorist group
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Spanish police Friday transferred a suspected leader of an al Qaeda-linked group from Belgium to Madrid, where he was indicted last year for alleged Islamic terrorist activities, the Spanish Interior Ministry said.
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The Algerian suspect, Khaled Abidi, was released by Belgian authorities to Spanish police. He is charged with being a member of an Islamic terrorist group.
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Abidi was listed in a Spanish indictment last year as a leader in Spain of Ansar al-Islam, which is suspected of recruiting Moroccans and Algerians to fight for al Qaeda in Iraq, according to a copy of the indictment viewed by CNN.
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A total of 32 suspects were named in the indictment last year, and Abidi was among six who were at large at the time. The court issued arrest warrants for them.
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Before being taken into custody in Belgium, Abidi was arrested in 2004 and held for a time by Algerian authorities for allegedly belonging to a terrorist group.
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The authorities also suspect him of serving as a link between terrorists in Spain and Syria, the ministry statement said.
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