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solidarity with spanish anarchists accused of terrorism
Come to the Spanish consulate this wed to demand the immediate release of these political prisoners!
Wed Oct 1, 1:00 pm, at the Spanish Consulate in San Francisco: 1405 Sutter st at Franklin. Details of the situation below.
SIX ANARCHISTS ARRESTED IN BARCELONA SPAIN
The morning of tuesday the 16th of sept. six anarchists were arrested in Barcelona. The Guardia Civil raided four different apartments while the comrades were sleeping. The apartments were searched and the comrades were taken the same day to Madrid to be interogated .
The Guardia Civil are claiming that the six are a terrorist cell that is responsible for a book bomb the was sent to the Greek Embassy in Madrid on the 8th of sept. that was defused. Because of the serious nature of the accusations the comrades are being treated as terrorists under the anti-terrorist law, meaning, that during three to five days the comrades will be held without seeing anyone except their interrogaters, including lawyers .The comrades are also being accused of other “low intensity” terrorist actions which are unknown to us on the outside .
In two of the four apartments raided fire arms were claimed to be found along with material to make explosives. Also, the Guardia Civil took computers, money, magazines, mobile phones and other things that could have no possible relation to any crime.
There is a bank account open for bail and legal fees, if there are comrades that can organize benefits or contribute., the bank account number for international contributions is:IBAN ES58 0182 7028 2102 0153 0482.
Please help us spread the word .
We see this for what it is, as an attack againts the anarchist movement in general .We will not be stopped because will have a new world in our hearts
Freedom for Joaquin, Rafa, Carol, Igor, Roger and Teo!
For more information in spanish go to http://www.alasbarricadas.org <http://www.alasbarricadas.org/> .
SIX ANARCHISTS ARRESTED IN BARCELONA SPAIN
The morning of tuesday the 16th of sept. six anarchists were arrested in Barcelona. The Guardia Civil raided four different apartments while the comrades were sleeping. The apartments were searched and the comrades were taken the same day to Madrid to be interogated .
The Guardia Civil are claiming that the six are a terrorist cell that is responsible for a book bomb the was sent to the Greek Embassy in Madrid on the 8th of sept. that was defused. Because of the serious nature of the accusations the comrades are being treated as terrorists under the anti-terrorist law, meaning, that during three to five days the comrades will be held without seeing anyone except their interrogaters, including lawyers .The comrades are also being accused of other “low intensity” terrorist actions which are unknown to us on the outside .
In two of the four apartments raided fire arms were claimed to be found along with material to make explosives. Also, the Guardia Civil took computers, money, magazines, mobile phones and other things that could have no possible relation to any crime.
There is a bank account open for bail and legal fees, if there are comrades that can organize benefits or contribute., the bank account number for international contributions is:IBAN ES58 0182 7028 2102 0153 0482.
Please help us spread the word .
We see this for what it is, as an attack againts the anarchist movement in general .We will not be stopped because will have a new world in our hearts
Freedom for Joaquin, Rafa, Carol, Igor, Roger and Teo!
For more information in spanish go to http://www.alasbarricadas.org <http://www.alasbarricadas.org/> .
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The Spanish Consulate is located at 1405 Sutter, between Franklin and Gough.
It is about a 20-25 minute walk from Civic Center BART. Walk north up Van Ness or Polk and take a left on Sutter. the consulate is 1 1/2 blocks west of Van Ness.
By bus, you can take the 49 up Van Ness Avenue. Or, take the 38 Geary or 38L and get off at Van Ness and walk north to Sutter.
there's also a bus that goes up Sutter, but i can't remember what it is.
there's some metered and unmetered street parking around the consulate as well, but you may have to drive around a bit.
It is about a 20-25 minute walk from Civic Center BART. Walk north up Van Ness or Polk and take a left on Sutter. the consulate is 1 1/2 blocks west of Van Ness.
By bus, you can take the 49 up Van Ness Avenue. Or, take the 38 Geary or 38L and get off at Van Ness and walk north to Sutter.
there's also a bus that goes up Sutter, but i can't remember what it is.
there's some metered and unmetered street parking around the consulate as well, but you may have to drive around a bit.
Are you insane?
Siding with terrorists?
Now I know IMC will print anything.
Siding with terrorists?
Now I know IMC will print anything.
"The police have arrested 16 activists, dismantling an important network linked to al Qaeda and the Algerian Salafist group," Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar said during a nationally televised news conference on Friday.
"They had links to terrorists recently arrested in France and Britain, and they were preparing attacks with explosive and chemical material," he said.
A government statement said the 16, mainly Algerians, were preparing to send communications gear to Chechnya and Algeria and had been trying to obtain a private broadcasting hookup that could extend 3,000 km (1,860 miles).
Interior Minister Angel Acebes said the suspects were preparing for an attack in Europe. He said four suspected Islamic terrorists detained last month in France had "intense contact" with those arrested Friday in Spain.
The arrests of the 16 Friday make a total of 35 suspected Islamic terrorists arrested in Spain since the September 11 attacks, Acebes said.
Police Friday found chemical material that included "hydrocarbons and synthetic material," which is being analysed by police, he said.
They also seized electronic gear that could be used in attacks, such as remote control devices that could set off bombs.
"The suspects provided information and infrastructure to other Islamic terrorist groups, and they had explosives, used chemical products and had connections to other terrorist cells in the United Kingdom and France," the government statement said.
The pre-dawn arrests began at 3:30 a.m. when police swooped down on 12 homes in Barcelona and nearby towns in northeastern Spain.
The 16 suspects operated in two groups, one based in Barcelona and one in the town of Banyoles in neighbouring Girona province, near the French border, the government statement said.
The operation resulted from cooperation between Spanish, British and French police, but only Spanish National police officers made the arrests, the official said.
Most of the people previously arrested were thought to be members of al Qaeda, and some are in jail on suspicion of having a role in the September 11 attacks.
But at least six of the previous detentions involved suspected members of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat, which formed in 1998 as a splinter of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA). The GIA is considered to be the most hard-line faction attacking the Algerian government
As I figured, Islamic terrorists calling themselves, Anarchy Activists.. How lovely.
"They had links to terrorists recently arrested in France and Britain, and they were preparing attacks with explosive and chemical material," he said.
A government statement said the 16, mainly Algerians, were preparing to send communications gear to Chechnya and Algeria and had been trying to obtain a private broadcasting hookup that could extend 3,000 km (1,860 miles).
Interior Minister Angel Acebes said the suspects were preparing for an attack in Europe. He said four suspected Islamic terrorists detained last month in France had "intense contact" with those arrested Friday in Spain.
The arrests of the 16 Friday make a total of 35 suspected Islamic terrorists arrested in Spain since the September 11 attacks, Acebes said.
Police Friday found chemical material that included "hydrocarbons and synthetic material," which is being analysed by police, he said.
They also seized electronic gear that could be used in attacks, such as remote control devices that could set off bombs.
"The suspects provided information and infrastructure to other Islamic terrorist groups, and they had explosives, used chemical products and had connections to other terrorist cells in the United Kingdom and France," the government statement said.
The pre-dawn arrests began at 3:30 a.m. when police swooped down on 12 homes in Barcelona and nearby towns in northeastern Spain.
The 16 suspects operated in two groups, one based in Barcelona and one in the town of Banyoles in neighbouring Girona province, near the French border, the government statement said.
The operation resulted from cooperation between Spanish, British and French police, but only Spanish National police officers made the arrests, the official said.
Most of the people previously arrested were thought to be members of al Qaeda, and some are in jail on suspicion of having a role in the September 11 attacks.
But at least six of the previous detentions involved suspected members of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat, which formed in 1998 as a splinter of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA). The GIA is considered to be the most hard-line faction attacking the Algerian government
As I figured, Islamic terrorists calling themselves, Anarchy Activists.. How lovely.
uh, if you'd actually read the above you'd notice that the people arrested were arrested for allegedly sending a book bomb to the greek embassy on 9/8, and other "low intensity" actions. it has nothing to do w/ al queda, so far as i know.
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