(Olive Press) Four alleged jihadist teenagers have been arrested on the Costa Blanca over fears they were planning to launch an attack over Christmas.
The four Moroccan minors, aged between 14 and 17, were cuffed by the Policia Nacional in Elche on December 19.
The town, in the province of Alicante, is hugely popular with British expats and tourists.
The suspects were arrested after the authorities infiltrated their messages on social media.
El Español reports that they were detained before the Christmas holidays because “there was a high risk they could attack.”
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