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Early morning counter-terrorism raid in Barcelona: ‘Several arrests’ of Hezbollah-linked cell in heart of the city

AN anti-terrorist operation in Barcelona’s Eixample district was launched on Tuesday morning. The Guardia Civil was targeting members of a Hezbollah-linked organisation occupying an apartment

1 Apr, 2025 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Watch: Spain narrowly avoids ‘Charlie Hebdo 2.0’ as Islamist terror cell in Barcelona is caught plotting attack after ‘hunting victims on TikTok’

SPANISH and Italian police have arrested 11 terror suspects accused of plotting ‘violent’ attacks in Spain by hunting ‘blasphemous’ infidels on social media. The Policia

8 Mar, 2025 @ 15:06

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

The joint operation into Islamic State propaganda

Nine arrests in Spain as Guardia Civil and FBI bust Islamic State’s ‘biggest terrorist propaganda operation’

SPAIN’S Civil Guard and the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have broken up what they say was the ‘biggest propaganda operation’ ever seen linked

16 Jun, 2024 @ 13:19

Crime & Law·Lead

Breaking: Fugitive reportedly linked to Jihadi killer in Belgium is arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A FUGITIVE with alleged links to the man who carried out a terrorist attack in Belgium on October 16 has been arrested in Benahavis, Malaga

27 Oct, 2023 @ 14:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain is monitoring 12 known Jihadists who have returned from Syria and Iraq and who represent ‘one of the biggest challenges’ in the fight against terrorism

SPAIN is on high alert for 12 known Jihadists in the country after recent terror attacks in France and Belgium. According to the Department for

20 Oct, 2023 @ 11:33

Crime & Law·Lead

Madrid regional government to dismantle monument to 2004 train bombings to make way for new one

THE MADRID regional government will next month begin work to dismantle the monument in Atocha station commemorating the victims of the 2004 terrorist attacks in

26 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Lead·Madrid

A man on TVE proffers insults to Spain's prime minister

‘Get Txapote to vote for you’: The slogan about ETA that is plaguing the prime minister and victims alike in Spain

“QUE TE vote Txapote.” Roughly translated: Get Txapote to vote for you. This seemingly innocent Spanish phrase, which is nice and catchy thanks to its

1 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Basque Country·Lead·Politics

ETA victims call on Spain’s Congress to ban convicted terrorists from public office

TERRORISM victims have called on Spain’s Congress of Deputies to ensure that convicted members of now-defunct Basque terrorist group ETA cannot hold public office. Speaking

27 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Politics

Prosecutor at Spain’s High Court shelves bid to have former ETA terrorists banned from running in elections

THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR in Spain’s High Court has shelved a lawsuit aimed at stopping 44 convicted terrorists from running in the upcoming local and regional

17 May, 2023 @ 15:21

Crime & Law·Politics

Spain’s prime minister and opposition leader clash over ETA in first face-to-face debate of the election campaign

AFTER a decades-long bloody campaign for an independent Basque Country, terrorist group ETA was officially dissolved in 2018. But the shadow of the organisation is

16 May, 2023 @ 19:15

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s prime minister calls plan to include 44 convicted members of ETA terror group on election lists ‘indecent’

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed a decision by Basque political party EH Bildu to include 44 convicted members of now-defunct terrorist organisation ETA

13 May, 2023 @ 12:53

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Suspect in deadly Algeciras church attack told police he had been ‘chosen’ by Allah

THE SUSPECTED jihadist who killed a church assistant and injured several others in the southern Spanish city of Algeciras in January told police officers that

27 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Terror suspect who hacked priest to death with machete in Spain’s Andalucia sent to Sevilla psychiatric ward

A JUDGE has sent the Moroccan man accused of the terrorist attack that killed a priest in Spain’s Andalusia to a psychiatric ward in Seville.

11 Apr, 2023 @ 16:27

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Civil Guard busts clandestine bomb factory containing 500 kilos of explosive material

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has busted a clandestine bomb factory in Montmajo in Barcelona province, where they found nearly 500 kilos of materials for making explosives.

26 Mar, 2023 @ 14:52

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Pedro Sanchez tells NATO that training base in Spain for Ukraine army will open next week

Spain’s prime minister dedicates ‘heartfelt remembrance’ to victims on anniversary of March 11 bombings

SPANISH PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday dedicated ‘heartfelt remembrance’ to the victims of the Madrid terrorist attacks that took place on March 11, 2004 He

12 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Alleged right-wing extremist Kristofer Kearney, who was extradited to the UK from Spain, enters guilty pleas

AN ALLEGED right-wing British extremist who used to live in Spain’s Alicante has admitted to a UK court that he shared a stash of terrorist

1 Mar, 2023 @ 19:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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

1 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·National News

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

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

30 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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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 in

26 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·National News

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 violent

22 Dec, 2022 @ 14:28

Lead·National News

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, transport

12 Dec, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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, with

18 Oct, 2022 @ 17:14

Lead·National News

Suspected Jihadist Terrorist Recruiter Arrested In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

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 to

4 Oct, 2022 @ 15:35

Lead·National News

Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain's Cadiz but gets bail from local judge

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

30 Sep, 2022 @ 11:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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,

24 Jun, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Spain fails in latest bid to extradite rapper from Belgium who insulted monarchy

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

17 May, 2022 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca