Spanish Prisoners Get It

al Reuters:

MADRID (Reuters) - The suspected leader of al Qaeda in Spain, accused of aiding the September 11 hijackers, was beaten by a group of prison inmates on Friday and had to be taken to hospital, a prisons spokeswoman said.

Syrian-born Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, also known as Abu Dahdah, is awaiting a verdict after being tried for "terrorist murder" for allegedly helping the hijackers plan the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.

If convicted he could be sentenced to up to 74,000 years in jail.

"He was attacked while he was eating breakfast. They started by insulting him. Prison guards warned him to get out but the group jumped him immediately," the spokeswoman said. "The injuries do not appear serious."

Barakat Yarkas is one of 24 suspected al Qaeda members who were on trial in Madrid between April and July. He and another defendant, Driss Chebli, are accused of helping prepare a July 2001 meeting in Spain at which, prosecutors say, the September 11 attacks on U.S. cities may have been planned.

Prison authorities are investigating the beating and will step up security for other high-risk prisoners, the spokeswoman said. They will place those responsible in isolation.

Spain suffered its own al Qaeda-linked attacks on March 11, 2004 when 191 people were killed when 10 simultaneous bombs tore through four packed commuter trains in Europe's worst attack by Muslim militants.

Could it have something to do with the fact that these prisoners know what it is to lose their freedom, they attacked one of the Islamofascist bastards who would prefer to take everyone's freedom away? I am just asking...