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Reportedly Bosnian security sources have made it known that large quantities of weapons and explosives have been smuggled into Croatia from Bosnia in recent months. This reports indicate that Bosnian 'Wahabis' in co-operation with al-Qaida cells are responsible. Reports have named Vladimir Popilovski (UID 871208), Kemal Alagic (UID 871209), Semsudin Mehmedovic (UID 763362), Naser Panaslamovic (UID 871210)and Omer Murselovic (UID 871211) as being responsible or purportedly connected to the shipment. However, no arrests have yet been made.
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Convicted for his key role in the 2004 terrorist attacks in Madrid, Syrian-born Eddin Barakat Yarkas (UID 45631), was charged by a Spanish court for terrorist financing while in prison. His accomplices, two suspected financial operatives for Spanish al-Qaida networks, Mohammed Kalaje Zouyadi (UID 45732) and Bassam Dalati Satut (UID 45635), allegedly transferred at least €51,000 to Yarkas for the purpose of financing terrorist cells, according to the indictment.
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The Saudi Interior Ministry warned its citizens and residents about donating money to al-Qaida (UID 7246) last month after security services reportedly found a message from al-Zawahiri (UID 1144) on the memory card of a terror suspect's mobile phone.The message said "the bearer of this message is one of our trusted brothers: therefore, please give him your donations to help hundreds of families of captives and martyrs in Pakistan and Afghanistan." The men disseminating this message allegedly were in the process of rebuilding al-Qaida's network in the Kingdom.
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In February Mohamed Hamid (UID 497456) was found guilty of training individuals in secret camps situated within Great Britain. Hamid is also accused of having trained four of the July 2005 failed suicide bombers. Hamid is reported to have been a key figure in the extremist network within the United Kingdom. He was also found guilty of soliciting murder and providing terrorism training. He was, however, cleared of a charge relating to speeches promoting terrorism and of possession of terrorist related articles. Seven other individuals have been convicted in parallel trials related to the training camps. He and the former leader of the Finsbury Park mosque Atlila Ahmet (UID 492394) will be sentenced at a later date.
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Abu Laith al-Libi (UID 610140) a senior Al-Qaida field commander in Afghanistan has reportedly been killed in North Waziristan, Pakistan. It is reported that he was believed to be on his way to meet Baitullah Mehsud (UID 556874) - accused of plotting attacks in the EU and Bhutto's assassination - when he was killed. Al-Libi, has appeared in videos alongside al-Qaida's top lieutenant Ayman al-Zawahiri (UID 11446) and is thought to have been instrumental in a number of recent suicide bombings in the east of Afghanistan. Al-Libi has also acted as spokesman for al-Qaida most notably in 2002 when he announced that Taliban leader Mullah Omar (UID 7258) and Osama bin Laden (UID 3969) had survived the US invasion of Afghanistan. Reports suggest that he was also behind the February 2007 attacks on the US base in Bagram, Afghanistan during US Vice President Dick Cheney's visit.
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Spain's National High Court sentenced 47 individuals to prison terms of between 2 and 20 years for collaboration with the Basque Separatist group ETA. Among those convicted and sentenced in December 2007, were lawyer Txema Matanzas, (UID 53690) who is to serve 14 years behind bars and the former head of political group KAS-Ekin Xabier Alegría (UID 53673) who was sentenced to 18 years. Miguel Ángel Zuloaga (UID 617617), Inmaculada Berriozabal (UID 131309) and Nekane Txapartegi (UID 778765) who did not appear in court were sentenced in absentia to 10, 12 and 11 years years respectively.

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