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Spain gets 600 tip-offs about possible Islamic extremists
French police officers and Spanish police officers patrol at the station of Bayonne, southwestern France, Dec
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French police officers and Spanish police officers patrol at the station of Bayonne, southwestern France, Dec. 4. The country remains on high alert for possible terrorist attacks after Islamic extremists killed at least 130 people in a rock concert massacre, shootings at Paris cafes and suicide bombings at the national stadium on Nov. 13. (AP/Bob Edme) (AP/Bob Edme)
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span class="inline inline-center">French police officers and Spanish police officers patrol at the station of Bayonne, southwestern France, Dec. 4. The country remains on high alert for possible terrorist attacks after Islamic extremists killed at least 130 people in a rock concert massacre, shootings at Paris cafes and suicide bombings at the national stadium on Nov. 13. (AP/Bob Edme)
Spanish security officials say they have received more than 600 anonymous tip-offs regarding possible Islamic extremists under a new project set up to better anticipate the threat of attacks.
An Interior Ministry statement on Wednesday said police considered just under half the tip-offs to be of value to security services.
The project launched Dec. 4 allows people to contact the Intelligence Center for Terrorism and Organized Crime anonymously through a website, a mobile app or a free telephone hotline. They are monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Spain has arrested more than 90 suspected Islamic extremists so far this year.
Europe's worst attack by Islamic militants occurred in Spain in 2004, when bombs on Madrid commuter trains killed 191 people. (kes)(+)
