Ireland – An army bomb disposal team rendered safe an improvised explosive device outside a house in Louth on the 1 Jun 14. They were called to the scene in the Moneymore area of Drogheda by Gardaí (Southern Ireland Police) after a suspect device was found outside the house by a member of the public. A cordon and road closures were put in place and a number of nearby houses were evacuated. The team arrived at 1400 hrs and the device was made safe at the scene without the need for a controlled explosion. It was brought to a secure military location for further examination. All component parts and items of an evidential nature will be handed over to Gardaí to assist them with their investigation. It is not sure who planted the device or why. There are a number of terrorist problems in the north and the south of Ireland. This may also be drugs related.
Spain – Spanish police reported on the 15 Jun 14 that they have detained eight people on suspicion of recruiting militants to fight in Syria and Iraq. They suspect the cell of trying to send jihadists to join the militant group ISIS - the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Raids were carried out in Madrid in the early hours of the 16 Jun 14. The leader of the cell had been held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba after being arrested in Afghanistan, a statement said. Unconfirmed reports in Spanish media said one of the eight was from Spain, another from Argentina and the other six from Morocco. The group leader was named by Spanish media as Lahcen Ikasrrien, who was held at Guantanamo Bay for several years but released on his return to Spain in 2005 for lack of evidence. Police were also reported to be hunting the brother of one of the Madrid bombers. Attacks carried by Islamist militants on four trains in March 2004 left 191 people dead and another 1,800 people hurt. It is unsure if they were recruiting for Syria/Iraq or that there was an internal threat of an attack.
Spain – Spanish police reported on the 15 Jun 14 that they have detained eight people on suspicion of recruiting militants to fight in Syria and Iraq. They suspect the cell of trying to send jihadists to join the militant group ISIS - the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. Raids were carried out in Madrid in the early hours of the 16 Jun 14. The leader of the cell had been held at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba after being arrested in Afghanistan, a statement said. Unconfirmed reports in Spanish media said one of the eight was from Spain, another from Argentina and the other six from Morocco. The group leader was named by Spanish media as Lahcen Ikasrrien, who was held at Guantanamo Bay for several years but released on his return to Spain in 2005 for lack of evidence. Police were also reported to be hunting the brother of one of the Madrid bombers. Attacks carried by Islamist militants on four trains in March 2004 left 191 people dead and another 1,800 people hurt. It is unsure if they were recruiting for Syria/Iraq or that there was an internal threat of an attack.
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