Real Madrid's football stadium was reportedly a target for a planned terror attack in Spain. Eight alleged Islamist militants have been placed under detention in connection with the plot.The group was allegedly targeting key targets in the capital Madrid, including the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. The ground is the home to world famous football club Real Madrid, whose players include England captain David Beckham and fellow international Michael Owen. Judge Baltasar Garzon said the headquarters of the opposition conservative Popular Party was also a target. Thirteen people were arrested across Spain last week in what the government said was an ongoing operation "to dismantle an Islamist cell attempting jihad (holy war)."
Of the 13, nine are Algerian nationals and the remainder are Moroccans. There is no apparent link between the arrests and the ongoing inquiry into the Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people in March.
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