ISSUE NO. 1669
29 June - 5 July 2017
MALLORCA
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Four arrested over militant links
Terror probe By Matthew Elliott A terrorist propaganda cell active on Mallorca was targeted in coordinated National Police raids early yesterday morning. Four suspected recruiters for Daesh were arrested as armed officers battered down the doors of multiple addresses in Inca, Ariany and Binissalem. The raids on Mallorca were coordinated with two further arrests of radical preachers in the UK and Germany. A 44-year-old Imam captured in Birmingham is the leader of the recruitment cell. Police believe he travelled to Palma in 2015 to set up the Mallorca wing of a pan-European effort to lure young Muslims into violence against the west and fighting jihad in Iraq and Syria. Daesh is responsible for
attacks on Manchester, London, Berlin, Nice, and Paris as well as bloodshed across the Middle East. A statement from the National Police headquarters in Madrid said the Mallorca cell had been busy since his arrival. The group praised recent terrorist atrocities across Europe and spread violent ideological material online. In their possession were videos of extremist Salafi preachers, and detailed blueprints on how to radicalise vulnerable Muslims in Spain and beyond. As yet there is no indication that they themselves were planning an attack on Mallorca or elsewhere. The Europe-wide anti-terror organisation was instigated by Spanish intelligence services two years ago. They found a video trail online narrating the story of a young Muslim
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ARRESTED: In dawn raid. resident in Spain who went to fight for Daesh in Syria. The promoter of the videos was revealed to be the radical Iman based in Birmingham. European intelligence services spent two years garnering evidence against the preacher, who was extremely cautious. It is expected that he will be extradited from the UK to Spain to face trial.
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Bottle stabbing horror A BRITISH tourist was stabbed with a broken bottle in a sickening attack by two other British men caught on CCTV in a Magaluf hotel. His attackers were held but later released from police custody, sparking outrage. The prolonged assault came after the victim reportedly knocked on a hotel room door to ask two Brits to stop pelting people with eggs from their balcony. He was then savagely beaten, stabbed and kicked in the head while defenceless. Though the details are hazy the attack seems to have sparked a larger brawl which forced a fourth British tourist to take his chances climbing between balconies to escape. It is believed that he was an acquaintance of the victim desperately trying to elude the attackers. Revellers down on the street were unaware of the terrifying circumstances and began chanting, shouting and egging him on. Some even flashed laser pens at him, trying to throw him off balance as he clambered along the second floor. The fight took place at the Coconut Apartments on the Punta Ballena party strip.