Spain detains 8 accused of sending fighters to Al Qaeda in Syria


  • World
  • Friday, 21 Jun 2013

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain arrested eight people in its North African enclave of Ceuta early on Friday accused of recruiting fighters for an arm of Al Qaeda in Syria, the interior ministry said in a news release.

The operation was carried out by police intelligence services and the Spanish Civil Guard.

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