Spain detains 14 Algerians - al-Qaeda links suspected

Spain mapBilbao, Spain - Spanish police detained 14 Algerians early Wednesday on charges including possible links with al-Qaeda, radio reports said.

The suspects are held in the Basque city of Bilbao. The charges against them include drug trafficking, robberies and falsifying documents.

It was suspected that they used their criminal earnings to finance the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb terrorist outfit, which is the north African arm of al-Qaeda.(dpa)