Spain expresses doubts over how close Islamic cell was to staging attack
The Spanish government expressed doubt on Friday about how close an alleged Islamic cell may have been to staging suicide attacks, questioning the view of a judge who said such bombings had been imminent and jailed 10 suspects.
Iraqi security forces foiled a plot to bomb the French embassy in Baghdad after arresting 12 suspected al Qaeda members in connection with an attack on a Christian church, security officials said on Tuesday.The al Qaeda cell responsible for the October 31 church assault, which ended with 52 hostages and police killed, intended to prepare a car bomb for an attack on the embassy, which is located in Baghdad's Karrada district, officials said.