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Al-Qaeda base in Mali 'dismantled'

A major al-Qaeda base has been dismantled by French forces in the remote mountains of northern Mali, France's Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says.

 

Spain Arrests Al Qaeda Suspects Planning European Attacks

Three people linked to al Qaeda have been arrested in the south of Spain, one in possession of explosives they planned to use in attacks in either the Iberian country or other European nations, Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said on Thursday.

 

Suspected al-Qaida financier arrested in France

French authorities filed preliminary terrorism charges Tuesday against a Tunisian administrator of an extremist French website who is suspected of playing a key role in financing and recruiting for al-Qaida and other violent groups....

 

France to resume election race after gunman's death

France's presidential election race resumes on Friday, irrevocably altered by the killing of an al Qaeda-inspired gunman whose murders have shifted the political debate in favor of incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.

 

Bin Laden warns France over Afghan war, veil ban

Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden threatens in a new audio tape to kill French citizens to avenge their country's support for the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan and a new law that will ban face-covering Muslim veils.

 

Al Qaeda Is Plotting Attacks on European Cities, Officials Say

Al Qaeda Is Plotting Attacks on European Cities, Officials Say

Al Qaeda and related groups are planning attacks on Western European capitals, officials said, but they had no intelligence on the timing or specific locations.

 

'Al-Qaeda-link' Cern worker held

'Al-Qaeda-link' Cern worker held

France arrests a researcher at Europe's top particle physics lab who is suspected of links to al-Qaeda, officials say.

 

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