Spain warned Islamic State would strike
A REPORT in Spain has raised fears of more terror attacks after Islamic State had threatened one of Britain’s favourite holiday spots.
The terror group reportedly vowed to take revenge after antiterror police arrested dozens of suspected militants last year.
ISIS, which has claimed responsibility for the Barcelona attack, earlier this year issued “direct threats” against the country visited by 12 million Britons a year.
The Spanish government warned that the jihadists had encouraged sympathisers to launch catastrophic attacks.
Authorities saw an alarming increase in propaganda videos subtitled in Spanish and aimed at possible recruits.
The government report revealed that the terrorists were stepping up its efforts to hire Spanish translators, suggesting plans to attract Spanish-speaking fighters.
Holidaymakers began expressing fears of beach attacks in Europe amid threats from terrorists and following a massacre in Tunisia.
IS fanatic Seifeddine Rezgui killed 38 people, including 30 British tourists, in a mass shooting on a beach in June 2015.