VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION

UNCLAS MADRID 001657 SIPDIS VISAS VIPER DEPT FOR CA/VO/L/C AND INR/IC/TIPOFF E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SP (TAHRAOUI, MOHAMED ET AL) SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION ¶1. POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: ¶2. ON MAR 23, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING SUSPECTED TERRORIST FOR THEIR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THE 11 OF MARCH 2004 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN MADRID. THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY ARRESTED JAN. 2003 DURING THE SPANISH POLICE "OPERATION LAGO" AGAINST THE "MELIANI" TOXINS NETWORK AND LATER RELEASED PROVISIONALLY. ¶3. NAME: TAHRAOUI, MOHAMED - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: OCT. 14, 1972, CLEF, ALGERIA - CLASS: POSITIVE ¶4. NAME: KAOUKA, ALI - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: MAR. 11, 1974, HUSSEIN DEY, ALGERIA - CLASS: POSITIVE ¶5. NAME: NEBBAR, MOHAMED - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: JULY 31, 1970, LARDJEM, ALGERIA - CLASS: POSITIVE MANZANARES