The suspect is said to have used social networks to attempt to recruit others, including minors, to become Jihadists and to go to Syria in order to join IS. He is also said to have been seeking to commission terrorist attacks in Spain and other European countries. Intelligence suggests that he had close links with IS and with known terrorists in Syria and Iraq.
He was apparently planning on forming a small contingent of recruits to travel to Syria and Iraq, while he himself was undergoing harsh physical training and showed an interest in training in order to join a military organisation.
According to interior ministry reports, he was involved with two groups on social networks. For recruits to fight with IS, he was issuing advice on how to travel undetected by the security forces. To this end, he had established a network of contacts with IS members in order to facilitate movement to territories controlled by the terrorist organisation.
In seeking recruits, he looked for profiles on social networks of those who might be most vulnerable and liable to be radicalised as a recruit. Once he had selected them, he sent out highly radical messages, eliminating those who were not receptive and concentrating on those who responded. The next stage of his process was to determine whether there was a willingness to engage in terrorist activities.
The national government's delegate to the Balearics, Teresa Palmer, who has responsibility for the islands' security issues, appealed for calm and for caution in not spreading in any type of alarm. She said that she had not been told if the suspect had planned any specific attack. "He is a Majorcan resident who has been active in incitement on social networks," she stated. As this is a crime under the Penal Code, this had led to his arrest.
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25 years I've been going to Mallorca and never anything like this I'm due out in July for 4 weeks with the whole family and kids as young as 5. Must say this adds to the worry I had about taken the whole family away on holiday this year. I know the Spanish police are good and are not soft but then it only takes one person to cause trouble. As a long time holiday maker I've no problem with extra checks at airport or hotel. I love this island to bits and the Spanish that live and work there. I hope that this dosnt go the same way as other places where people change there holidays. Bring it on Mallorca the uk and the Irish are behind you 100%. Isis scum. ;-)
OMG,how will I get a suntan through my flak-jacket? Seriously,as a tourist that has been coming here for about 10 years,I have no intention of letting these ISIS tw@s stop me !
And the graffiti dickheads want more so called refugees instead of tourists