Enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla under threat by Islamic radicals

Enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla under threat by Islamic radicals
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By h.b. - Nov 5, 2006 - 10:38 AM

One of those detained in connection with the Moroccan Islamic Combat Group being transferred by National Police in Madrid - Photo EFE

Two arrests have been made in connection with the attack on the Casa de España in Casablanca in May 2003 in which 41 people died

El Pais newspaper reported on Sunday that the Spanish North African Encalves of Ceuta and Melilla were now objectives for the Islamic Holy War or Jihad.

Intelligence services are describing the information they now have as the most worrying since 2004, with a fundamental group distributing a statement which describes the two cities as being occupied. It was also placed on a radical webpage from a cybercafé in Algeria.

Meanwhile, police have attested two alleged members of the GICM – The Moroccan Islamic Combat Group in Melilla in connection with the bomb attack on the Casa de España in Casablanca in May 2003 in which 41 people lost their lives.

The arrested men are 43 year old Belgium, although born in Morocco, Ali Aarras, and 31 year old Nordin El Behri Hamed Mohande from Melilla.
The second was released from custody on Sunday after questioning.

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