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Ordering violence from abroad: five suspects arrested in Spain, Morocco, and France

Reported by Europol

Summary by Cyber Security News2 Oct 2026, 10:30 CET

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Ordering violence from abroad: five suspects arrested in Spain, Morocco, and France — Image: Europol

Five suspects linked to the organisation and recruitment of serious violence have been arrested in Spain, Morocco, and France, in the latest results of the Operational Taskforce (OTF) GRIMM, coordinated by Europol. The arrests in August and September target the upper levels of violence-as-a-service: those suspected of ordering attacks, finding perpetrators and coordinating crimes from abroad. Among those apprehended are fugitives featured on the EU Most Wanted website.

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