Terror threat

Two arrests and weapons seized in Ceuta terror swoop

Spanish police recovered weapons and arrested two people in Ceuta on suspicion of terrorism offences linked to Islamic State.

They are alleged to have undergone a long process of radicalisation and formed part of a group that was preparing to carry out terrorist activities, Spain’s Ministry of the Interior said in a statement.

The ministry said police were searching six houses and premises in the city, which is bordered by Morocco on one side and the Mediterranean Sea on the other.

They found one gun and three non-firing weapons, the ministry said, though it did not elaborate.