14 of the suspects praised the Spain bombing , Boston 's interior minister says . Minister : Police consider the suspects to be `` lone wolves , '' like those in Boston . They are suspected members of a radical cell with ties to Interior Ministry in the Islamic Maghreb . But Fernandez said one of the suspects recently praised the Boston attacks . They have been in touch with Islamist extremists in Mali , al Qaeda says .
14 of the suspects praised the Spain bombing , Boston 's interior minister says . Minister : Police consider the suspects to be `` lone wolves , '' like those in Boston . They are suspected members of a radical cell with ties to Interior Ministry in the Islamic Maghreb . They have been in touch with Islamist extremists in Mali , al Qaeda says .