Spanish authorities today said they had arrested a suspected member of al-Qaeda wanted in his native Morocco for being a member of a banned Algerian militant group.
The suspect is alleged to be a member of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), which led an insurgency in Algeria.
The arrest was made in the northeastern town of Reus.
Last month, the GSPC adopted the name al Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb, saying it had the approval of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for the change.
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Spain said Moroccan authorities had issued an international arrest warrant for the man alleging he is part of a network that recruited volunteers for jihad in Morocco, Algeria and Iraq.