ISSUE NO. 1368
22 - 28 SEPTEMBER 2011
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Cala Ratjada resident on al-Qaeda charges By Nicole Hallett Nicole@euroweeklynews.com A CUBAN citizen has been arrested in Cala Ratjada (Capdepera) accused of being a member of terrorist group al-Qaeda. During a search of his home on Calle Ca Na Serreta several laptops, external hard drives, USB sticks and SD cards were seized and are currently being examined.
The detainee was taken by helicopter to the National Court in Madrid for questioning. Jose Ernesto Feliu Mora, otherwise known as Khalid Siyf Allahu Almaslul, had undergone a process of radicalization in recent years, according to the Ministry of Interior. Investigations into his
al-Qaeda involvement began in 2010 when a ‘suspicious’ email was intercepted in which Jose Ernesto contacted leading Islamic fundamentalists. He was put under discreet surveillance, which saw his messages on the internet becoming increasingly more radical. The accused had apparently accessed several channels that ran up to 1,120 Youtube radical videos, most of In this photo which were selfthe model produced. displays Jose Ernesto lived part of the with his mother latest and younger collection by brother and worked in hotels in the area Maria Ke as a waiter and Fisherman. receptionist. In addition to Spanish, he speaks fluent German and offers himself as an English and Arabic language professor on the internet. He has no previous police record, but was recognised by police as he had previously taken pictures of officers, claiming that he was a journalist, Fashion Week, which according to media closed on Tuesday. reports.
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Sunken crane A LARGE truck sank through the pavement at the end of Avenida del Coco in Lloseta as it was preparing to load a bulldozer that was located on the other side of the wall. It took two other cranes to lift the truck out of the hole during which time the road was closed to traffic for three hours.
Drowning AN elderly German woman drowned off the shore of Santa Ponça beach in Calvia. A lifeguard was unable to revive her.
Complaints CITIZEN complaints received by Palma Town Hall reached a record high in August, exceeding those in July by 50 per cent and doubling those in August last year.
Rustic hash A 60-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for allegedly growing 195 marihuana plants on a rustic plot in Llucmajor. The plantation was spotted by an army helicopter.
Boat fire TWO people on board a recreational boat had to be rescued after it caught fire 38 miles west of Cape Formentor.