Spain detains six people on terror charges

A Spanish judge ordered six people to be held in jail on provisional charges of belonging to a terrorist group, while freeing six others, the National Court in Madrid said today.

The 12 were among 16 people – 14 Moroccans and two Algerians – arrested on Monday on suspicion of recruiting volunteers for the insurgency in Iraq and other countries. Four were released on Tuesday but are still considered suspects.