A Danish man arrested in Spain on suspicion of fighting with Islamic State (Isis) jihadists in Syria was planning to buy weapons in the country, the interior ministry said Monday.
EU member states must boost intelligence sharing to prevent attacks like the one in Manchester which killed 22 people, including children, Spain's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Police have arrested a Moroccan boxing coach suspected of heading an Islamic State (IS) recruitment cell, two members of which had already been detained for intending to commit terror acts in Europe, Spain said on Monday.
Two Moroccan imams at a mosque on the Spanish resort island of Ibiza were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of backing the Islamic State group and inciting jihad, police said.
Police arrested four people in the Madrid area suspected of spreading pro-jihad propaganda on the internet and recruiting followers, according to a statement released by Spain’s Interior Ministry
The Spanish National Police reported on Friday that they had arrested a woman at Málaga airport upon her arrival back in Spain after allegedly trying to join Isis.
Spanish authorities said on Tuesday they had arrested three Moroccans suspected of links to the Isis jihadist group, who were aiming to carry out terror acts in Spain.
Spain's interior minister on Monday called for tighter controls to prevent members of the armed jihadist group Isis from infiltrating the "avalanche" of refugees arriving in Europe from Syria.
Spain joined the governments of America, France, Germany, Italy and Britain to issue a joint statement on Sunday condemning "barbaric" acts carried out by the Islamic State group in Libya.
Spanish police on Thursday arrested a jihadist who had set up a number of online profiles where he offered to go and fight in Syria, according to the interior ministry.
