The Insider: Daily Terrorism Report
Apr. 2 -- Police found a bomb Friday under the tracks of Spain's bullet train line between Madrid and Seville, the interior minister said, less than a month after a deadly commuter rail attack that killed 191 people, news wires reported today. Bomb-disposal experts alerted by a railway employee found 22-24 pounds of explosives about 40 miles south of Madrid, Interior Minister Angel Acebes said. The explosives were connected to a detonator with a 450-foot cable, the minister told a news conference. Acebes said it was not clear who was behind the bombing. Acebes has also confirmed that the explosives are the Spanish brand Goma 2 Eco, the same used in the March 11 terrorist bombings in Madrid.
And more on the hunt for al Qaeda — Pakistan sends new troops to fight in the offensive to root al Qaeda out of the tribal areas along the Pakistani-Afghan border and Pakistani tribesmen living along the Afghan border have agreed to hand over fellow tribal leaders who have been sheltering foreign al Qaeda fighters, after being threatened with a fresh military offensive.
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Spain
Bomb Found On Rail Line in Spain
Police found a bomb Friday under the track of Spain's bullet train line between Madrid and Seville, the Spanish interior minister said. Bomb-disposal experts alerted by a railway employee found 22-24 pounds of explosive that might be dynamite about 40 miles south of Madrid, Interior Minister Angel Acebes said. (AP)
Pakistan
Pakistan Sends Fresh Troops in Al Qaeda Push
Pakistan is sending fresh troops to its lawless tribal region near the Afghan border as part of its campaign to clear the country of al Qaeda and other foreign militants, intelligence officials said on Friday. (Reuters)
Terror Suspect Arrested
Pakistani police arrested a suspected militant with explosives yesterday and some officials said he had been plotting an attack on the prime minister but others denied the premier was a target. (Arab News)
Tribesmen Agree to Hand Over Al Qaeda Supporters
Pakistani tribesmen living along the Afghan border have agreed to hand over fellow tribal leaders who have been sheltering foreign al Qaeda fighters, after being threatened with a fresh military offensive, an official said. (AFP)
Pakistani Governor Offers Amnesty to 'Foreign Fighters'
Foreign fighters hiding in Pakistan's remote tribal areas along the Afghan border will be allowed to stay if they lay down arms and give up "negative activities," a provincial governor said. (AFP)
U.K.
Ninth Suspect Held As London Bomb Plot Inquiry Widens Police investigating the alleged plot to bomb London arrested a ninth man yesterday as part of the counter-terrorist operation conducted in London and the Home Counties. (The Guardian)
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