Cable: US intel hub to counter Islamism in Spain - Israel News, Ynetnews: "Cable: US intel hub to counter Islamism in Spain
The US Embassy in Madrid
proposed setting up an intelligence hub in the northeastern region of Catalonia to counter a 'major centre of radical Islamist activity', according to a US cable obtained by WikiLeaks and published on Saturday by the newspaper El Pais.
The cable, dated October 2, 2007, said US and Spanish authorities had identified Catalonia as having a 'large Muslim Population Susceptible to Jihadist Recruitment' following increased surveillance after the 2004 Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people"
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The US Embassy in Madrid proposed setting up an intelligence hub in the northeastern region of Catalonia to counter a 'major centre of radical Islamist activity', according to a US cable obtained by WikiLeaks and published on Saturday by the newspaper El Pais.The cable, dated October 2, 2007, said US and Spanish authorities had identified Catalonia as having a 'large Muslim Population Susceptible to Jihadist Recruitment' following increased surveillance after the 2004 Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people"
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