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Real IRA Smugglers Arrested in Spain
Two men believed to be connected to the Real IRA, the group behind the Omagh Bomb (in which 2 of the 29 victims were Spanish), have been arrested in Spain.
The men are being held in Madrid on suspicion of attempting to smuggle £683,000 worth of cigarettes from Spain to Britain, the proceeds of which could have been used to fund terrorist attacks. The police investigation that led to the arrests has revealed that several people from Northern Ireland, now living on the south coast of Spain, may be "collaborating directly" with groups linked to the Real IRA.
Update The men were both charged on 1st June and remanded in custody to appear in court on 20th June. This was not the first time they've been charged.