Spain begins trial of terrorism suspect in 2023 church machete killings
Spain’s highest criminal court on Monday began the terrorism trial of a Moroccan man accused of carrying out machete attacks on two churches in 2023...
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Spain’s Guardia Civil detain man for allegedly promoting IS terror online
Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Tuesday that they had arrested a man on suspicion of carrying out ‘intensive efforts to encourage terrorism’ and who...
Spain & EU pay tribute to victims of terror on 20th anniversary of Madrid train bombings
Spain and officials from the European Union paid tribute on Monday to the 192 victims of the 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings that marked...
Sánchez visits Spanish troops in Iraq, supporting country’s ‘sovereignty & stability’
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Thursday that he supported Iraq’s ‘sovereignty and stability’, during a visit to Baghdad where he also met with...
Suspected terrorist attack at churches in Algeciras leaves one dead, four injured
A man was arrested on Wednesday evening on suspicion of killing a church assistant and injuring a priest in a machete attack in the southern...
Spain decides to repatriate several women and children from IS camps in Syria
Spain has decided to repatriate several Spanish wives, widows and children of Islamic State fighters from detention camps in northeastern Syria, the government said on Monday,...
Man jailed for three years over planned drone attack during ‘El Clásico’ at Camp Nou
An ISIS fanatic who planned to bomb a Barça-Real Madrid football match with an explosive-packed drone – to ‘purify his life’ after having drunk alcohol in...
Spanish and Moroccan police dismantle suspected jihadist cell, with 11 arrests
Moroccan and Spanish police have dismantled a jihadist cell suspected of links to the Islamic State group, officials confirmed this week. The operation led to...
Spain breaks up jihadi prison recruiting network
Spain has broken up a jihadist group which was trying to radicalise prisoners to carry out attacks when they left jail. Eight inmates were arrested,...
