A 17-year-old Syrian student was arrested in Spain for suspected terrorism involvement and possession of explosives. Another student, a Briton, faced a £100,000 fine after jokingly mentioning blowing up a plane. In a separate incident, a British chess player was detained after making a similar joke on Snapchat, resulting in F-18 fighter jets forcing the plane to land in Minorca. The Spanish high court ordered the detention of the Syrian student, suspected of planning a jihadist attack on his high school, for at least six months.
British chess player faces £100,000 fine for Snapchat joke Before flying to Minorca island, a young man wrote on Snapchat: "I'm from Taliban and I'm going to blow up this plane." During the flight F-18 fighter jets approached and forced plane to land. The young man was detained. https://t.co/I6XHOQ5IHW
Spain arrests Syrian teen suspected of planning ISIS attack on high school https://t.co/UPayPIaYh3
#Spain’s high court has ordered that a 17-year-old student suspected of having links to ISIS and of planning to attack his high school be held on remand at a youth detention center for at least six months. https://t.co/kOSX2f0Zjk
Spain remands student suspected of planning jihadist attack on his high school https://t.co/OcFjArtlgv
💥 The student, a Syrian national, was arrested early on Monday in the southern town of Montellano near Seville, and has been charged with belonging to a terrorist organisation and possessing explosives. https://t.co/gbYHOLcqVf
⚠️ STUDENT SUSPECTED OF PLANNING JIHADIST ATTACK DETAINED IN SPAIN (Reuters) Spain's high court on Tuesday ordered that a 17-year-old student suspected of having links to the militant Islamic State group and of planning to attack his high school be held on remand at a youth…
#WATCH 🔴 An 18-year-old Briton jokingly mentioned in a chat with friends that he would blow up a plane and now he faces a fine of £100,000. The message was sent via Wi-Fi at the airport, leading security services to quickly intercept it. In the end, the joke resulted in a… https://t.co/Kgcu5aUxkI
A Kent man accused of joking about blowing up a flight has gone on trial in Spain. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/YVV6OHvlVi
🔴 British student on trial after telling friends he was ‘Taliban’ member before boarding plane to Spain https://t.co/LjuyCkrIFs
17-year-old Syrian arrested in Spain on terrorism suspicions https://t.co/WuJaP7288l https://t.co/oKkB3fHZAl
Germany: Islamist teen arrested for stealing bomb-making chemicals from high school; wanted to blow up a building https://t.co/WDtl03W49q https://t.co/Z9b2fsZZlG