Spanish police arrest Islamists in Ceuta

CEUTA, Spain, Dec 12: Spanish police have arrested a significant number of suspects linked to Islamic terror groups in a raid on a poor neighbourhood in Spain's North African enclave Ceuta, the government said today.

About 50 police vehicles carrying armed police entered the El Principe neighbourhood in a raid starting at 0400 hrs the official said, asking not to be named.

No more details about the operation or what exactly the suspects were wanted for were immediately available.

REUTERS