Five Arrested in Europe on Suspicion of Forming Daesh Cell


Five Arrested in Europe on Suspicion of Forming Daesh Cell

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Police arrested five people suspected of forming a Daesh (ISIL) cell and promoting radical militancy in Spain, Belgium and Germany, the Spanish Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

Three of them were detained in Spain, two of them in Barcelona and one in the North African enclave of Melilla, two in Brussels and another in Wuppertal, Germany, it said.

The group used social media, specifically a Facebook page to glorify Daesh and spread the message of the militant group that operates out of Syria and Iraq, the ministry said, Reuters reported.

They are accused of commissioning attacks, radicalization, promoting militancy and acting as go-betweens for Daesh recruitment in Europe, the ministry said.

Spain has arrested 34 people with suspected connections to militancy this year.

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