Officials Say Al Qaeda Is Seeking Recruits
From Times Wire Reports
Honduras tightened security at foreign embassies and declared a terror alert after receiving information that Al Qaeda was trying to recruit Hondurans to attack embassies of the U.S., Britain, Spain and El Salvador.
Security Minister Oscar Alvarez said some Hondurans had been offered money to carry out attacks and others had been approached on ideological grounds. Honduras has a tiny Islamic community.
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