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Swiss Tie Arabs to al-Qaida Suspect

By JONATHAN FOWLER
Associated Press Writer
GENEVA (AP) -- Swiss investigators have established a link between at least three Arabs detained in a nationwide anti-terror sweep and a purported key al-Qaida member, a newspaper reported Saturday.

The Geneva daily Le Temps said it obtained a copy of a document written by Deputy Federal Prosecutor Claude Nicati in which he detailed his case against 10 people arrested in raids since December and ordered the launch of preliminary judicial proceedings. Five suspects have been released but remain under investigation.
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With restructuring, military focus may move to Africa
Outposts could counter pirates, smugglers, terrorists
By LISA HOFFMAN
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE
When a contingent of U.S. soldiers arrived at a barren and torrid spot in remote Ethiopia earlier this year, it was distinguished only by six concrete slabs and abundant piles of dirt.
In mere days, troops from the Army's 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment transformed the desolate Horn of Africa acreage into a "forward operating base" that they dubbed "Camp United."
Complete with living tents, showers, toilets, a medical center and a recreation tent, the camp served as a temporary training facility for Ethiopian troops to learn a host of skills from American forces.
It also could serve as a base for U.S. anti-terror missions or humanitarian efforts in the future.
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"We are seeing indications of (the terrorists') willingness to move to Africa to start to develop their footholds and to export their particular brand of terrorism and instability," Jones told Congress earlier this year.
Already, Nigeria is home to at least one terrorist cell linked to al-Qaida.
The Pentagon's first focus has been on the Horn of Africa and its eastern reaches.
There, Sudan had served as a base for the al-Qaida network, while Kenya and Tanzania had been the sites for al-Qaida's terror bombings of two U.S. embassies.
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South America increases security at Western embassies

GETHIN CHAMBERLAIN DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT

AL-QAEDA appears to be expanding its operations into Latin America, security officials are warning, with Western embassies appearing high up on the target list.
Honduras has stepped up security after the government received information that the terrorist network led by Osama bin Laden was trying to recruit Hondurans to attack the embassies of the United States, Britain, Spain and El Salvador.
And Mexican and Central American officials are on alert after uncovering evidence to suggest al-Qaeda members were in the region looking for recruits to carry out attacks.
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