The Spanish Government investigate the presence in the country of groups related to Bin Laden

The minister of Foreign Affairs, J. Pique, declare that the mafias which are traffiquing with illegal immigrant coud also be helping terrorists to pass from one country to another. Asked about the possible effects the present international coalition have against terrorism to the fight in Spain to ETA, he answered that «the scourge of terrorism everywhere in the world, will facilitate to make everybody aware about the necessity to identificate all the terrorist groups without making distinctions among them».

El País - Internacional 19-09-2001