Sunday, January 25, 2015

Four men of Moroccan descent, but Spanish citizenship, were arrested in Northern Africa upon suspicion of planning an attack on Spain.  Interior minister Jorge Fernández Díaz stated that the men are two pairs of brothers who are "'highly radicalized and highly trained'".  Spain has increased its border control after the attacks on Charlie Hebdo in France earlier this month; the interior minister stated that the brothers shared many parallels with the attackers in France. The investigation started after the brothers posted a video on Facebook depicting military training and urging viewers to perform jihad.  -Kaytlin St.Clair

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