In 2024, 15 people suspected of jihadism were arrested in Spain, who did not reach 18 years, while in 2017-2023 it was 14 people.
The daily referred to, among others on the data of Europol, according to which 62 minors for jihadist activities were detained throughout the European Union last year. More than half of all arrests were made in Spain and France.
As the ABC daily notes, social networks play an important role in the radicalization processes of young people.
The data of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior published at the end of March showed that the police in Spain had detained almost 40 people suspected of terrorist activities related to Jihad from the beginning of the year.
Since the terrorist attacks of March 11, 2004, Spanish services have detained over 1.1 thousand. people suspected of relationships with jihad, including 130 people immediately after terrorist attacks from two decades ago.
