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Man, Woman Arrested in Spain Over Daesh Links

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A man and a woman both Moroccans, with residence permits in Spain, were arrested and accused of recruiting people into the jihadist group and maintaining contacts with Daesh militants in Syria during the operation, carried out in Catalonia and on the Canary Islands, according to the Spanish Interior Ministry.

MADRID (Sputnik) — Spanish National Police arrested  a man and a woman on Tuesday on suspicion of being involved in Islamic State- (ISIL or Daesh in Arabic) related terrorist activities.

The operation was carried out in Catalonia and on the Canary Islands, the Spanish Interior Ministry said in a statement.

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The detainees are Moroccans with residence permits in Spain. Both are said to be Daesh members who have been accused of recruiting people into the jihadist group and maintaining contacts with Daesh militants in Syria.

Propaganda material and various documents were discovered during searches of the suspects' homes.

A total of 100 individuals affiliated with Islamic State have been arrested in Spain since the beginning of 2015.

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