People sunbathing in Benidorm, Spain (Picture: Getty) <\/p>\n
Isis has reportedly made direct threats to attack beaches in Spain. <\/p>\n
A report from the Spanish government is said to set out concerns that the terror group has started a campaign to hire translators, prompting concerns that the purpose is to attract Spanish fighters. <\/p>\n
There has apparently been an increase in pro-Isis social media posts in Spanish, and of propaganda videos with Spanish subtitles. <\/p>\n
The claims were reported in the Expressand expat paper the Olive Press, and have since been covered widely in the UK media. <\/p>\n
According to the Express, the government document says: ISIS has been publishing in Spanish, which means an increase in the risk of its influence on radicals living in our country. <\/p>\n
It said that the drive to hire Spanish translators suggests a growing interest in attracting Spanish-speaking foreign fighters. <\/p>\n
The report is said to warn of directthreats issued to Spain over social media, over the countrys role in a global coalition targeting Isis in Iraq and Syria. <\/p>\n
Metro has not been able to verify the document. <\/p>\n
Isis claimed a 2015 massacre on a beach in Sousse, Tunisia, where 38 mainly British holidaymakers were gunned down by a man with aKalashnikov hidden in a parasol. <\/p>\n
Another attack on tourists came on the promenade of Nice in the south of France in July last year, when 84 people were killed by a truck deliberately driven into a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day. <\/p>\n
There are fears that the group could try for a repeat this summer. <\/p>\n
The FCO has not changed its advice on travelling to Spain: There is a general threat from terrorism. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreigners. The Spanish authorities take measures to protect visitors, but you should be vigilant and follow the instructions of the local authorities. <\/p>\n
In 2015, Spanish police disrupted a number of groups suspected of recruiting individuals to travel to Syria and Iraq. Some of them expressed an intention to carry out attacks in Europe. Several further police operations have taken place in 2016. Spanish authorities believe that a number of Spanish nationals have successfully travelled to Syria and Iraq. <\/p>\n
There is considered to be a heightened threat of terrorist attack globally against UK interests and British nationals, from groups or individuals motivated by the conflict in Iraq and Syria. You should be vigilant at this time. <\/p>\n
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