Belgium hands over suspected terrorist to Spain

Belgian authorities have handed over a leading member of an al-Qaeda linked group to Spain. Spanish police released a statement saying that the arrestee, Algerian national Khaled Abidi, is believed to be a member of the militant Ansar al-Islam group – accused of recruiting Moroccans and Algerians in Spain to fight for al-Qaeda in Iraq.

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