Bosnian Serb police chief says Madrid terrorists trained in Bosnia
BBC Monitoring Europe (Political) - May 10, 2005, Tuesday
 
Text of report in English by Bosnian news agency Onasa web site

Banja Luka, 10 May: Republika Srpska [Bosnian Serb Republic, RS] Police Director Dragomir Andan said on Tuesday [10 May] that the 11 individuals responsible for the terrorist attacks that took place on 11 March 2004 in Madrid, Spain, "were trained in BiH [Bosnia-Hercegovina]".

Andan said that, according to the RS police intelligence data, "the detonators used in the attacks were produced in BiH". He added that the RS Ministry of Interior has a "list of 200 Bosniaks [Bosnian Muslims] who were members of the Mujahidin units, trained by the Al-Qa'idah in BiH".

According to Andan, these individuals are under investigation, although the list is not final.

The RS Ministry of Interior, Andan said, has a special team working on the prevention of terrorism, adding that the RS is "the first dam to Europe, and we expect full support from the international community".
 

SOURCE: Onasa news agency web site, Sarajevo, in English 10 May 05
Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring 

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