Spanish police have arrested a Moroccan citizen in the Canary Islands on accusations he that he tried to recruit teenagers to become terrorists via the Internet and in clandestine meetings.
Spain's Interior Ministry says Imad El Mouahhid, 25, was taken into custody in the small city of San Bartolome de Tirajana on the island of Gran Canaria by authorities after a three-year investigation.
A ministry statement Wednesday said the probe found he had been in contact with members of unnamed terror groups currently jailed in Morocco.
The ministry said El Mouahhid tried to recruit teens by posting inspirational videos on the Internet and in secret meetings. Authorities searched his home, but the ministry did not say what was found.
