In a severe worry to British holiday makers the threat level of a terror attack has been raised by police as thousands of Britons prepare to jet off to the popular holiday location. The level has been raised to four out of five which is classed as ‘severe.’ 40,000 Police are set to be dispatched to popular tourism locations including beaches, hotels, restaurants and stations until the end of the peak holiday season.

According to the Spanish Police they will “take full action to obtain information in order to prevent terrorist acts and reinforce security measures at events and places that will attract a large number of people.”

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has said on their website:

“Terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks in Spain. 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.

Spanish police have disrupted a number of groups suspected of recruiting individuals to travel to Syria and Iraq from 2015 to the present date. Some of them expressed an intention to carry out attacks in Europe.

On 17/18 August 2017, there were two terrorist-related incidents where vehicles were driven directly at pedestrians, resulting in injuries and loss of life.

These were in the Las Ramblas area of Barcelona and Cambrils, near Salou (100km southwest of Barcelona).

There’s 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.”

ISIS, who claimed responsibility for the Las Ramblas attacks, have also now threatened both Barcelona and Madrid in a number of videos for their followers. These threats came to light in a 33-minute pro-Islamic State video uncovered by the Middle East research group MEMRI.

Jihadi group Al-Muntasir is another organisation that has issued three threats to the city through their social media accounts. The latest threat saw the group use a photo of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia cathedral. Spain remains the most popular tourist destination for British Tourists.

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