Spanish Guardia Civil members stand during an operation in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, July, 5, 2017. Spanish police have arrested 14 people in the northeastern city of Barcelona as part of a European operation against the Camorra organized crime gang. The State prosecutors' office said there were also arrests in Italy and Germany in the Europol-coordinated operation Wednesday against drug trafficking and money laundering. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Spanish Guardia Civil members. (File photo: AP)

Spanish police arrest Moroccan ISIS suspect

Reuters, Madrid

Published: 08 May ,2020: 12:04 PM GST Updated: 20 May ,2020: 11:02 AM GST

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Spanish police have arrested a Moroccan man in Barcelona with suspected links to ISIS who was believed to have been planning a militant attack.

The Guardia Civil force said it had arrested the man, described as deeply radicalized, after a joint investigation with security forces in Morocco and the United States.

“The suspect intended to carry out a terrorist act, the details of which are unknown,” police said in a statement on Friday.

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