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Bomb plot trial suspended in Spanish National Court
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By m.p. - Oct 16, 2007 - 11:12 PM
Some of the accused in Operation Nova. Photo – EFE.
Some of the accused in Operation Nova. Photo – EFE.
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The 30 suspected Islamic terrorists on trial for a plot to blow up the court staged a protest on Tuesday

The trial for an alleged plot to blow up Spain’s National Court was suspended for around 30 minutes on Tuesday, as the 30 suspects charged in the case all stood up in court to support a claim from one of their number about his treatment as he was being transferred to court.

All 29 answered the signal from Mohamed Achraf, suspected of being the leader of the group, after another suspect, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed, and the first to take the stand on Tuesday, complained of Civil Guard mistreatment before he gave evidence.

The court president, Alfonso Guevara, was forced to call police in to restore order.

The trial of the 30 suspected Islamic terrorists arrested in Operation Nova started on Monday, where Achraf, whose real name is Abderrahman Tahiri, is charged with organising Islamic cells in Spanish prisons to carry out attacks against the National Court and other targets.


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Readers' comments:
Robert Hunger
24 Jan 2008, 02:40
Gentlemen:
It is my opinion that while terrorist should be punished as severely as possible, I do not believe they should be considered Islamist militants. It is my feeling that they should be called "sons of shaitan", since legitimate militants would only be involved in war. They would not attack civilian, especially women and children. Name them what they are, and if found guilty hang them.
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