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Spain arrests three al Qaeda suspects - report


    MADRID (Reuters) - Three suspected al Qaeda members have been arrested in the south of Spain in possession of explosives, local media reported on Thursday, citing police sources.

    According to a report on Cadena Ser radio station, two Chechens, and a Turkish suspect were arrested in Cadiz and Ciudad Real.

    The Interior Ministry would not confirm the report, though said its minister would hold a news conference at 12:00 PM British time.

    An attack on Spain in 2004 attributed to al Qaeda left 191 dead.

    (Reporting by Inmaculada Sanz; Writing by Nigel Davies; Editing by Jon Hemming)