Al Qaeda ‘planned model plane attack’ on Gibraltar

12/08/12 09:12 CET

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Spain’s interior ministry has released a video it says shows a model plane packed with explosives being tested for a potential al Qaeda attack.

Earlier this month two Russians of Chechen origin and a Turkish man were arrested and charged.

Police reportedly believe a shopping centre in Gibraltar was being targeted during the Olympics.

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