Moroccan from Santa Bárbara (Tarragona) arrested on the AP-7 for fear he was going to carry out an attack in Barcelona.
The 36-year-old man had a high degree of religious radicalization. He consumed radical content and the police feared that he would kill for Allah at any moment.
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The Ministry of the Interior reports that On 13 August they intercepted him on the motorway.On the AP-7, a Moroccan man investigated for jihadism. The fear of the investigatorsors was that he was going to carry out an attack in Barcelona and they preferred to stop him.
The police investigation had been launched at the end of the 2024, when eA change in the man's behaviour was detected, showing a high degree of religious radicalisation.. According to the Ministry of the Interior, he had begun to adopt an aggressive discourse and to disseminate public proclamations in favour of jihadist terrorism. He was also constantly consuming Extremist content on the internet, especially related to the conflict in Palestine.
On the same day as the arrest, a search of a home in Santa Barbara was authorised. Officers there confiscated several electronic devices which are now being analysed., and also a large-sized bladed weapon. According to the Ministry of the Interior, this material reinforces the hypothesis of active preparation for a possible violent action.
After his arrest, the man remained in custody until the 16th August, when he was remanded in custody. That same day, the investigating judge ordered his’Admission to Brians 2 prison.
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