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Spanish Civil Guard Arrest African Migrant Who Reportedly Threatened King Felipe VI

MADRID (Sputnik) - Spain's Civil Guard detained in Madrid an African migrant who threatened various state officials including King Felipe VI on social networks.
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The man is an unemployed 48-year-old native of Guinea-Bissau who has a residence permit, according to the guard.

He was issuing threats to various state institutions and officials including the king while also praising actions of Daesh* on multiple social networks, primarily on Twitter.

He was previously charged with theft and assault and was released from prison in 2015.

*Daesh (also known as ISIS, ISIL, IS) is a terrorist group banned in Russia.

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