A SPANISH prosecutor criticised the US war on terror yesterday as he requested an “exemplary sentence” against an alleged al-Qaida cell, three members of which are accused of helping plot the September 11 attacks in the US.

A Spanish prosecutor criticised the US war on terror today as he requested an “exemplary sentence” against an alleged al-Qaida cell, three members of which are accused of helping plot the September 11 attacks in the US.

An alleged al-Qaida militant cried today after taking the stand on charges that he belonged to a cell accused of helping plot the September 11 attacks, and he said he had testified in Spain under duress.

A prosecutor is to seek 74,000-year prison sentences for each of three suspected al-Qaida members charged with using Spain as a staging ground for the September 11 attacks in the US.