Spain holds three suspected Islamic State recruiters

December 02, 2015 01:43

A judge in Spain today detained two men and a woman suspected of belonging to a cell that recruited women online to join the Islamic State jihadist group.

High Court Judge Eloy Velasco charged the three with cooperation with a terrorist organisation and glorification of terrorism after questioning them for several hours, and ordered that they be held in jail while the investigation continues.

The interior ministry said Saturday police had arrested the two men of Moroccan origin, aged 32 and 42, as well as a 24-year-old Spanish woman, in the northeastern city of Barcelona, without specifying the date.

The authorities accuse the three of acting as "representatives" of Islamic State in Spain and of using the Internet to spread messages and videos to promote its ideals and attract women to its ranks.

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