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...that extremists have attacked in both Madrid and London, one hope is that the larger, law-abiding Muslim communities in Europe will more effectively marginalize their radicals. A British intelligence expert says British Muslims seem to be hardening toward jihadists in their midst. Muslim leaders in Britain--including the new moderate imam who runs Finsbury Park--condemned last week's attacks and appealed for tips to help find the perpetrators...
...June 2004 police arrested Rabei Osman Sayed Ahmed, a.k.a. Mohamed the Egyptian, right, in Milan. Ahmed had made calls to radical contacts elsewhere in Europe, boasting he was the mastermind of the Madrid strikes...
Belgian police detained Youssef Belhadj, below, on Feb. 1 for his alleged role in the Madrid bombings. Authorities say he could be the al-Qaeda spokesman who claimed responsibility for the attacks on video...
...sliver of good news from across the Atlantic: things could be much worse. Since the 2004 bombings in Madrid, authorities across the Continent have ramped up counterterrorism efforts, making hundreds of arrests and foiling several large-scale plots. Here's a rundown of some notable successes...
Some three dozen Madrid-bombing suspects are in custody. In October 2004 Spanish authorities detained about 30 North Africans connected with a terrorist cell that was planning to attack Spain's national court in Madrid. This June, police arrested 16 terrorism suspects across Spain, including 11 who were allegedly recruited for suicide missions in Iraq and have ties to Iraq terrorism kingpin Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi...