Spanish police arrest terror suspects with alleged jihadist links

Spanish police have arrested terror suspects in the eastern provinces of Alicante, Valencia and the North African enclave of Ceuta. They say the alleged jihadists supported terror organizations in Syria and Iraq.

Spanish police on Sunday arrested at least six suspects that they say are linked to al Qaeda and "Islamic State" jihadists.

The investigation is ongoing, but Sunday's raids were the culmination of a probe that began in 2014. Police say they have evidence that those arrested provided "logistical support that was essential for the maintenance of terror activities" in Syria and Iraq.

"Four of those arrested are Spanish nationals of Syrian, Jordanian and Moroccan origin," according to a police statement.