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Six Pakistanis and a Nigerian suspected of providing forged passports to terrorists groups including LTTE have been arrested by Spanish police, the Spanish Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
Three others - two Pakistanis and a Thai national - were held in Thailand as part of the same Operation Kampai, it said in a statement.
Officers detained the suspects in raids in and around the northeastern city of Barcelona late on Tuesday.
During the investigation, which began a year and a half ago, police have detected a number of stolen passports taken from Spain to Thailand, which were stolen almost entirely in the province of Barcelona from tourists who met the requirements stipulated by the 'World Islamic Front' in order to be used by members of different terrorist cells linked to Al-Qaida, the statement said.
"The gang stole documents, including passports, which were sent to Thailand to be forged and then delivered to terrorist groups,", it said.
In the raids, police also seized stolen passports, a computer and hard drives and mobile phones, the ministry said.
The operation, which was carried out in conjunction with the police forces of Thailand and of European countries, is continuing, the ministry said.
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