Spain makes three arrests for "glorying terrorism"

Spanish Civil Guards arrested three men in the city of Lleida, northeastern Spain on charges of "glorifying terrorism and the distribution of propaganda for several terrorist groups over the internet".

The three men are of Pakistani origin, aged 25, 29 and 31, and shared a flat in the city where they were arrested, the Spanish Interior Ministry said Friday.

Among the material they spread over the internet was propaganda for Daesh, the Taliban and other Pakistani organizations.

Investigators highlighted that the trio had been able to involve an ever-growing circle of acquaintances in their activities and the justification of acts of violence, helping spread jihadist propaganda through Spain.

Investigations are continuing to discover if the three men arrested were acting on their own initiative or whether they were part of a wider network. Endit