(AP) Spanish police who this week arrested a former London rapper allegedly turned Islamic State fighter in Syria say they have no evidence he was planning an attack in Europe, but his illegal, undocumented entry into Spain raises suspicions about his motivation.
Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, whose father was convicted in the U.S. of involvement in al-Qaida bombings, was one of Europe’s most wanted foreign IS fighters and “extremely dangerous” according to Spanish police.
The 29-year-old was arrested on Monday along with two more suspects in the southern coastal city of Almería.
A National Police anti-terrorism expert involved in the arrests told the Associated Press that if Abdel Bary had repented he would have sought a legitimate way of returning to Europe.
