Spain Denies British Tabloid Reports Of Imminent Islamic State Terror Attacks On Tourist Beaches
Feb 14 2017—FAKE NEWS—The Spain Report took a look at a new national security report and spoke to the Spanish Home Office.
Image: Headlines in the Daily Mail and Breitbart suggested a terror attack on Spanish beaches was imminent.
Several British news sites, including [Breitbart UK][bb], which quoted the [Telegraaf][tg], which quoted the [Daily Mail][dm], which quoted the [Express][express], "reported" on Tuesday that Islamic State terrorists were preparing a "large scale" "massacre" of Brits, Germans and other Europeans at "tourist hotspots" that were on a jihadi terror target "hit list" for Spain and its popular coastal resorts.
The Spanish Home Office denied the rumours, telling The Spain Report on Tuesday evening that the government was not currently concerned about any specific terrorist attack threat anywher...
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First published: Feb 14, 2017, 8:21 pm | Last updated: Feb 14, 2017, 8:21 pm
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