Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz

The suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, tried to recruit women living in Spain for the Islamic State group, Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said today.

Spanish authorities said today they had arrested three Moroccans suspected of links to the Islamic State terrorist group, who were aiming to carry out terror acts in Spain.

Spain raised its terror alert level from medium to high today after deadly attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait, its Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said.

The suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, tried to recruit women living in Spain for the Islamic State group, Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said today.

Spanish authorities said today they had arrested three Moroccans suspected of links to the Islamic State terrorist group, who were aiming to carry out terror acts in Spain.

Spain raised its terror alert level from medium to high today after deadly attacks in France, Tunisia and Kuwait, its Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said.