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April 23rd, 2013 
Peter Nolan
El Jaaouani is suspected of being tasked with the recruitment of radicals in
Spain for AQIM, which is responsible for carrying out attacks and
kidnappings across the region.
The arrests were made with help from French and Moroccan police forces, the
Interior Ministry said.
The two are expected to go before a judge on Thursday.
Several suspected Islamic extremists have been arrested in recent years in
Spain.
Police in Valencia in February arrested a 22-year-old Moroccan, Mohamed
Echaabi, for allegedly plotting terrorist attacks in Spain and elsewhere in
Europe.
In
March 2012, police in Valencia arrested Mudhar Hussein Almalki, a
Saudi suspected of running jihadist Internet forums and sharing documents
with extremists.
In August, Spanish authorities said they arrested two Chechens and a Turk,
suspected Al-Qaeda members thought to have been planning an attack in Spain
or elsewhere in Europe.
On March 11, 2004, Spain suffered one of Europe’s worst extremist attacks.
Explosions on packed commuter trains in Madrid killed 191 people in bombings
linked to Al-Qaeda.
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