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Govt arrests Moroccan man accused of promoting Islamist militancy

On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, a Moroccan man who was accused of promoting Islamist militancy through social media was arrested in Spain.

The man detained in the northeastern town of Manresa had shown signs of increased radicalism after contact with an activist recently returned from the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, the ministry said.

Spain has now detained 29 people with suspected links to Islamist militancy since the beginning of the year.

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