Spain - Al Qaeda Still Plotting

Looks like that appeasement routine isn't working out well for Spain.

The evidence of a Pakistani cell has emerged since the bombings. Last September, the police arrested 10 Pakistanis suspected of belonging to a support network for Islamic militants. The raid turned up a video showing details of a number of buildings in Barcelona, including the 40-story Mapfre Tower and the 44-story Hotel Arts, the two buildings known as Spain's "twin towers," a senior Spanish intelligence official said.

The police also seized documents and videos calling for an Islamic holy war, several pounds of cocaine and more than $20,000 in cash. The group apparently raised money through drug trafficking, falsifying documents and extortion, the intelligence officials said. They said they had evidence that the cell sent the money to cells in Pakistan that were loyal to Al Qaeda. But no link to the March 11 attacks was found. [...]

Evidence about the cells indicates that Spain is still a target for terrorists despite the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq. [...]

Now there's a surprise.
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