Algerians arrested under accusations of being linked to Bin Laden

The Spanish police have arrested 6 persons under suspicion that they are linked to a group that have ties with Osama Bin laden.

News reports quoted a spokesman for the Spanish ministry of the Interior as saying on Wednesday that the suspected persons are of Algerian origin and that they were arrested in various place around Spain.

The spokesman indicated that the Spanish minister of the Interior was due to hold a press conference on Tuesday to give more details about these arrests.