(Voz) French authorities have arrested a fugitive jihadist on the run in Spain, in the southern city of Béziers. Allal El Mourabit, who intended to join the Islamic State, killed three farmers in Spain while on the run.
The Moroccan-born El Mourabit, now 55 years old, was arrested several times in Spain for cases related to Islamist radicalization and terrorism. His first encounter with the police for these cases dates back to 2014 and in 2016 he was arrested again.
Following the 2016 arrest, he was sentenced to three years in prison, despite the prosecution’s request for a 10-year sentence.
Upon his release from prison in 2019, he was arrested a third time while aboard a truck after receding into his jihadist intentions.
