Protesters take to the street against activists’ arrests
Around 4,000 people demonstrate in Sabadell to condemn the Spanish judicial acts
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Operation against 'violent' pro-independence activists leads to nine arrests
Two released with charges as police transfer some suspects to Madrid
Seven arrested and five injured in anti-fascist demonstration in Barcelona
Spanish far-right demands the imprisonment of Torra and Puigdemont leaders in a campaign event in the Catalan capital
Jihadist cell which "wanted to attack" uncovered by Catalan Police
The Catalan Police Force, Mossos d'Esquadra, detained on Wednesday in several cities across Greater Barcelona 11 people who were allegedly forming an Islamic terrorist cell. The cell was "operational" and "wanted to attack in Catalonia", according to the Catalan Minister for Home Affairs, Ramon Espadaler. The alleged terrorists were "clearly connected to the Islamic State" and "supported its ideology", emphasised Espadaler. The cell "had 3 objectives": "recruiting young people and radicalising them", "sending some of these young people to Syria and Iraq", and preparing an attack in Catalonia. Despite this information, Espadaler highlighted that "at no time has this cell generated any kind of danger, as it has been under investigation and police surveillance for the last 13 months".
Seven arrested in Barcelona under suspicion of Islamist terrorism related activities
The detainees are accused of falsifying documents, such as the passports used in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. The seven men are allegedly part of an international network that provides Al-Qaeda with fake IDs