Terrorism
Latest terrorism news and information from Spain.
Anger in Spain over ETA couple sharing prison cell
Two jailed former militants of armed Basque separatist group ETA who are in a romantic relationship have been allowed to share a prison cell in Spain, angering victims' groups.
Is Spain facing a heightened threat from terror attacks?
Following reports from Spain's security council about an increased terror threat and reinforcement measures put in place during Semana Santa celebrations, is Spain facing a heightened terror threat?
Spain police detain man for promoting IS terror online
Spanish police said Tuesday they had arrested a man on suspicion of carrying out "intensive efforts to encourage terrorism" and who had extensive ties with an international network of jihadists.
Spain sees heightened terror risk amid global conflicts
Amid rising tensions and conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere around the world, a meeting by Spain's National Security Council has identified several threats to national security, some pre-existing and some new.
IN IMAGES: Spain and EU honour Madrid train bombing victims
Spain and the European Union paid homage on Monday to the 192 victims of the March 11th 2004 Madrid train bombings that marked the start of mass Islamist attacks in Europe.
'I'll never forgive them': How suffering from Madrid's 2004 bombings lingers
Twenty years after Ángeles Pedraza lost her daughter during the carnage of the Madrid train bombings that killed nearly 200 people, she still doesn't understand why.
20 years since the deadliest terror attacks in Spain's history
Today March 11th marks two decades since 10 bombs exploded nearly simultaneously on four commuter trains in Madrid during the morning rush hour, killing 192 people and injuring almost 2,000.
Madrid imam arrested for 'radicalising minors'
Spanish police said Thursday they had arrested a 44-year-old imam who worked as an Arabic teacher and used his position "to radicalise minors" and recruit possible Islamic State (IS) members.
Spanish police detain man suspected of role in Brussels terror attack
Spanish police said Friday that they had arrested a man suspected of having links with an Islamist gunman who killed two Swedish football fans in Brussels this month.
Spain raises terror alert after France and Belgium attacks
Spain’s Interior Ministry has raised the country’s terror alert following the recent terrorist attacks in Brussels and Paris and amid the escalating war between Israel and Hamas. These are the measures that will be introduced.
Shock as 44 convicted ETA terrorists to run in elections in Spain's Basque Country
EH Bildu's decision to run 44 convicted ETA members or associates (including seven imprisoned for murder) as candidates in local elections in the Basque Country has caused uproar across Spain.
Spain church attack suspect to undergo psychiatric testing
The Moroccan suspect held in connection with a machete attack on two Spanish churches, killing a verger and badly injuring a priest, will undergo psychiatric testing, a court said Tuesday.
Spain court remands church attack suspect for 'terrorism'
A Spanish court ordered Monday a Moroccan man accused of storming two churches with a machete to be remanded in custody without bail on murder and terrorism charges.
Why jihadist attacks are an underlying threat for Spain
The deadly church attack in Algeciras has rekindled Spanish concerns about the jihadist threat, which experts say is still present although the country has been relatively spared from attacks in recent years.
Alleged ETA top operative Irastorza on trial in Paris
Mikel Irastorza, long suspected of having been a top operative with Basque separatist group ETA, went on trial in Paris Thursday accused of terrorist association between 2012 and 2016.
Spain to repatriate women and children of IS fighters from Syria
Spain has decided to repatriate several Spanish wives and children of Islamic State fighters from jihadist detention camps in Syria, the government said Monday.
Extremist deported after living in Spain for 30 years
Spanish authorities have deported a Moroccan Muslim activist who has lived in the country since he was ten, after accusing him of being one of the "main advocates" of the Salafist movement of ultra-conservative Islamism in Spain.
Spain arrests 11 suspected jihadists in Melilla and Granada
Moroccan and Spanish police have dismantled a jihadist cell suspected of links to the Islamic State group, officials said Tuesday.
Spain reduces sentences for two convicted over Catalonia attacks
A Spanish court Wednesday reduced by ten years the sentences of two out of three people convicted over 2017 attacks in Catalonia that killed 16 people, it said.
Spain marks fourth anniversary of Catalonia terror attacks
Barcelona staged a low-key ceremony on Tuesday in memory of the 16 people who died during attacks in the Spanish city and a nearby resort four years ago.
Spain hands long prison sentences to abettors who aided 2017 Barcelona terrorist attackers
A Spanish court on Thursday handed jail terms of up to 53 years to three men who helped the jihadists behind the 2017 Barcelona attacks that killed 16 people.
Three suspected jihadists held in Barcelona
A court in Spain on Monday remanded in custody three suspected members of Islamic State arrested last week in Barcelona, including an Algerian man who had fought for the Islamist group in Iraq.
Three on trial over 2017 Barcelona terrorist attack
Three men went on trial Tuesday for helping the jihadists behind the 2017 attacks in Barcelona and a nearby town that killed 16 people and left 140 wounded.