Police in Catalonia arrest a man they suspect of wanting to carry out a terrorist attack

Police in Catalonia have arrested a man who is suspected of wanting to carry out a terrorist attack in Empuriabrava (Girona). In a statement issued on Monday morning, the police insisted that “at no time has there been a risk to the public”.

The man is being held in an internment centre, awaiting deportation on grounds of national security. He is said to have defended jihadist ideology and to have spread a vast amount of messages encouraging people to commit acts of violence. The police say his attitude became more aggressive over time and he changed his appearance.