US EditionPolice in Madrid Arrest 2 Women Linked to Jihadist Terrorism
- On Friday, authorities in Madrid detained two women, aged 19 and 21, in Alcorcón on suspicion of running a terrorist training operation disguised as religious education.
- Authorities launched investigations in early 2024 after linking the women to jihadist activity promoting violent attacks and indoctrination through a defunct association targeting women.
- The eldest sister led the group, managing social media channels with up to 1,000 followers, spreading conventional religious content mixed with incitement to violence.
- The National Court ordered the eldest sister jailed and the younger released pending trial, confirming they used social media with nasheed chants to promote jihadist ideology.
- The case reveals complex recruitment via virtual and physical platforms aiming to indoctrinate Muslim women and glorify past terrorist attacks, highlighting ongoing jihadist threats in Madrid.
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Police in Madrid arrest 2 women linked to jihadist terrorism
The National Police reported Friday that it arrested two women aged 19 and 21 in the town of Alorcón, in the Province of Madrid, charged with allegedly running a terrorist academy. The official statement said the two women were placed at the disposal of the Central Court of Instruction, whose head has ordered one of them to prison and the second to precautionary release. The eldest… Source
Spanish police have arrested two women in Madrid accused of setting up a ‘jihad academy’ aimed at recruiting other Muslim women. Read more on Telegraaf.nl/nieuws/buitenland
The National Police arrested on Monday in the town of Alcorcón (173,600 inhabitants) two sisters of 21 and 19 years old and Spanish nationality as alleged perpetrators of a crime of terrorist indoctrination for creating on social networks a “jihad academy” to indoctrinate young women, also minors, as reported this Friday by the Ministry of the Interior. The arrested women handled about twenty profiles on different social networks and instant mes…
The National Police has dismantled a virtual jihadist academy aimed at women following the arrest in the town of Alcorcon of their two alleged perpetrators, who are accused of an alleged crime of terrorist indoctrination.Under the guise of a religious teaching group, the women arrested now used the platform to indoctrinate and capture other women through social networks. According to the police force in a statement this Friday, the investigation…
The arrested women created a complex structure of social engineering where, under the pretext of teaching religion, they indoctrinated other Muslim faithful with radical and violent material, of jihadist nature.
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