The Spanish and Moroccan police arrested four people, on Tuesday morning, over terror links, EFE news agency reports. The arrests took place in the outskirts of Madrid, Figueras (Catalan province of Girona) and in Tangier. The four people present a significant threat on the security of the Spanish state, inciting to carry out terror attacks, indicated Spanish resources. According to the Spanish Interior Ministry, the person arrested in Tangier is a dangerous and known member of the terrorist organization that gathered more than 300 profiles on social media. He was the most wanted of the four by the police in several countries for spreading propaganda. Momento de la detención en #Figueras de 2 personas en operación contra terrorismo yihadista en colaboración con #Marruecos. 2 detenciones en Figueras, 1 en Parla y otra en Tánger. pic.twitter.com/yeQl2PCpkM — Policía Nacional (@policia) 5 décembre 2017 He was writing daily reports to radicalize the largest number of Internet users who followed him on social media. Despite banning his accounts, he had managed to use codes and acronyms that allowed his subscribers to access the content he publishes. Moreover, the two people arrested in Figueras - two brothers of Moroccan descent aged between 30 and 31 - were engaged in the management of an important communication network aimed at reinforcing Daesh propaganda. Since March 2016, they have managed to publish 400 posts on the Internet, including social media and instant messengers. Among the content they disseminated, investigators found didactic manuals on home-made explosives, the killing of stabbed civilians and the training of mujahideen. The fourth man, arrested in the commune of Parla, near Madrid, is also a 44-year-old naturalized Moroccan national. According to the investigators, he was at an advanced stage of radicalization and had tried to win the favor of possible accomplices with whom he planned to carry out attacks.
