Interior warns of a jihadist call to attack protesters and police in protests

The Ministry of the Interior has detected a jihadist call to carry out attacks against police and protesters in Spain and other European countries, taking advantage of the protests and riots that are taking place in the streets. The threat has been located on a website linked to the Islamic State terrorist group (Daesh), according to several media reports.

The document, titled Call to attack police and protesters, is an information alert from the Cybersecurity Coordination Office (OCC) sent to the Secretary of State for Security, dependent on the Interior. The text includes a publication spread on a jihadist forum that mentions Spain, France, Italy and Portugal as possible scenarios for the attacks.

Its authors urge taking advantage of mass gatherings to attack participants and agents in charge of maintaining public order. Thus, the messages encourage the commission of attacks using explosives, knives and vehicles, and even promote suicide attacks.