Stories Off the Map: Al Qaeda in Latin America

NPR | By Eric Weiner

Published August 30, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Day to Day continues its occasional series on international news stories that are not making headlines in the United States. NPR's Eric Weiner reports on al Qaeda activity in Latin America, where the international terrorist organization is apparently attempting to create cells.

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