Tag: terrorism
Spain’s Defence Ministry evacuated after two suspicious packages detected
THE SPANISH Defence Ministry in Madrid was evacuated on Wednesday after two suspicious packages were detected.
Official sources told online daily El Confidencial that on...
Alleged terrorist in Girona searched online how to carry out stabbing attack day of arrest
An alleged radicalised jihadist arrested in Girona was searching online how to carry out mass stabbings just moments before police stormed his address.
Police said...
Twitter hate page predicted horror machete attack in Algeciras with mystery tweet
Security forces are investigating an Algeciras hate page on Twitter after it shockingly published a tweet which pre-empted the horrific machete attack that occurred...
Blow struck against Spain’s far-right radicalisation problem as hundreds of violent websites taken down
Spain’s burgeoning far–right radicalisation problem has been struck a blow after a coordinated operation took down 240 Spanish websites related to terrorist attacks and...
Spain’s Interior Ministry orders police to step up security and counter-terrorism measures over Christmas
SPAIN’S Interior Ministry is to step up security measures over Christmas, in particular in areas where large crowds are expected such as shopping centres,...
Spain’s Civil Guard launches armed air marshal unit for flights deemed high risk
SPAIN’S Civil Guard is launching a new unit of air marshals who will travel armed and in plain clothes on national and international flights,...
Thirteen arrests made in joint Spanish-Moroccan swoop on suspected jihadists
SPAIN’S National Police today arrested 10 people in the North African city of Melilla and one person in the Spanish city of Granada due...
British man extradited from Spain to face far-right terror charges
A British man arrested in Spain and charged with terrorism offences will face court today (September 30).
Kristofer Thomas Kearney, who had been based in...
EXCLUSIVE: Father of slain hero who fought London Bridge terrorists with a skateboard opens heart about sainthood application
THE proud father of a Spanish terrorist victim in London has told how the bravery of his son deserves sainthood.
Describing him as ‘a Colossus,...
Spain fails in latest bid to extradite Mallorca rapper from Belgium
MALLORCAN rapper Josep Miqeul Arenas, known as Valtonyc, has won another Belgian court ruling which has again refused Spain's bid to extradite him.
The Ghent...
EU-funded crime unit arrests five jihadists operating terrorist network in coastal Spain
FIVE suspected terrorists have been arrested in the last two weeks by an EU-funded task force assisting Spain’s Polica Nacional.
Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre...
Arrests in Spain’s Madrid and Tenerife as humanitarian aid for Syrian orphans ‘diverted to finance terrorism’
SPANISH police have arrested three men who allegedly used humanitarian aid for Syrian orphans as a cover to finance terrorism.
Policía Nacional supported by Europol,...
Costa Blanca used clothes dealer goes on trial in Spain for running ISIS terrorist supply operation
A Syrian-born Dutch national has gone on trial in Madrid for running an Alicante clothing company as a front to distribute supplies to ISIS...
WATCH: Grenade launcher and other weapons of war seized as ‘largest’ arms smuggling racket dismantled – arrests in 15...
WEAPONS of war, explosives and firearms have been seized in a nationwide swoop with 21 arrests.
Policia Nacional worked with a number of other law...
PSOE politician in Andalucia apologises for his comments comparing Basque nationalist party Bildu and Spain’s Guardia Civil, regarding terrorism
A DEPUTY Mayor in Jaen province has had to apologise for his comments comparing the Basque nationalist party Bildu and the Guardia Civil, in regards to terrorism.
Gibraltar biker wielding replica submachine gun arrested as police issue terrorism warning
A police statement added that the Rock’s terrorism threat is currently ‘substantial’, meaning that ‘an attack is a strong possibility’
Police in Spain detain gang accused of financing Al-Qaeda terrorism in Syria
The Europol assisted operation involved more than 350 agents who raided 14 homes and businesses across Spain
UK Government denies issuing ‘fresh warning’ of terror threat in Spain
The last update to the UK Government’s travel advice for Brits heading to Spain, however, was on June 3
Former IRA bomber, known as the ‘Angel of Death’ jailed in Spain alongside husband over Costas property scam
British customs had linked the pair to large-scale tobacco and alcohol smuggling, the profits of which were laundered through property purchased in Alicante and Malaga
BREAKING: Police arrest jihadist planning ‘massacre’ at Semana Santa parade in Spain’s Andalucia
Policia Nacional are now raiding his home as the investigation develops
RISE OF THE RIGHT: How the rhetoric of Vox risks normalising violence
After a dangerous neo-Nazi was captured in Mallorca, the Olive Press investigates the growing threat from far right terror in Spain and abroad
Spain launches new counter-terrorism plan targeting ISIS and Al Qaeda
Over 230 Spaniards have left the country to fight with terrorist groups, of which 20% have returned and 25% have died
UK Foreign Office updates website to say terrorists ‘very likely to carry out attacks in Spain’
There was no reason given for the update, but the FCO say Brits ‘should be vigilant and follow the instructions of the local authorities’
WATCH: Suspected ISIS terrorist led away by police as Costa del Sol Muslim leader condemns planned attack
“Islam is about peace and love, not terrorism"
Swedish member of Somali terror cell ‘Death Troops’ arrested in Spain’s Malaga
The suspect fled Sweden, where the band is pursued for drug trafficking, money
laundering and seven murders in Stockholm
Panic in Spain as knife-wielding ‘terrorist’ shot dead while car ploughs into pedestrians
AT least three people have been injured after a car mounted a pavement and ploughed into pedestrians in Spain.
A manhunt is underway for the...