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Sat 04 Apr 2007Spain steps up security in AfricaSPAIN:Spain has stepped up security in its north African enclaves and southern coastal towns to counter the risk of Islamist attacks following suicide bombings in Algeria and Morocco, Spanish newspapers said yesterday.Al-Qaeda has said it wants to re-establish Islamic rule in parts of Spain and Portugal and police have raised security in sensitive border areas which may have links to radical Islamists, El Pais reported, citing police sources.