19 Oct, 2023 @ 11:51
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Terror watch: Spain is tracking more than 300 ‘lone wolves’ amid fears of an Islamist attack

October 4, 2023, Madrid, Spain: A group of police officers gather in a Madrid metro car during the transfer of Feyenoord fans to the Metroplitano stadium before the start of the match against Atletico de Madrid. Nearly 4,000 ultras from Feyenoord Rotterdam have traveled to Madrid to cheer on the Dutch team that faced Atletico de Madrid in the first phase of the UEFA Champions League at the metropolitan stadium and in which the Spanish club won by 3 -2. At all times the Dutch were escorted by the Spanish national police. Nearly 4,000 ultras from Feyenoord Rotterdam have traveled to Madrid to cheer on the Dutch team that faced Atletico de Madrid in the first phase of the UEFA Champions League at the metropolitan stadium which the Spanish club won by 3 -2. At all times the Dutch were escorted by the Spanish national police. (Credit Image: © David Canales/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)

SPANISH police are on high alert for over 300 ‘lone wolf’ terror suspects amid rising tensions in the Middle East. 

According to El Mundo, Spain is home to hundreds of ‘potentially dangerous’ Islamists who may ‘obey orders’ if ‘enlightened’ to join Jihad. 

Spanish police are on high alert for terror suspects. Photo: © David Canales/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire

The most worrying are the top 100 suspects who are in the process of radicalisation and have visited conflict areas. 

Last month, the Spanish Interior Ministry confirmed they have carried out over 150 counter terrorism operations and arrested 250 people since the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils in 2017. 

The Interior Ministry also confirmed they have carried out 20 operations abroad, resulting in 60 arrests. 

On Wednesday, October 11, Khaled Meshaal, a former Hamas chief, declared a ‘Day of Jihad’ on Friday October 13, prompting security concerns across the world. 

In a statement sent to Reuters, the current Hamas Diaspora lead said: “”[We must] head to the squares and streets of the Arab and Islamic world on Friday (October 13)”

He called on residents of Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt to support Palestine. 

Many governments have escalated their security efforts in response. 

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Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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