Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, aka Lyricist Jinn
One of Europe's most wanted terrorists has been captured in Almeria (Southern Spain). The arrest occurred April 21. The terrorist is identified as Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, a former (stripped) citizen of the UK, of Egyptian origin and a former rapper. Bary is believed to have been involved in several beheadings while in the Iraq-Syria zone of conflict.
In addition to Bary, two other men who were in his company were also arrested. The three men apparently arrived in Spain disguised as migrants and were staying in a hotel at the time of the arrest.
The below article is from the local newspaper, La Voz de Almeria. It does not contain Bary's name or the names of the other two men. The French blog, FDesouche does have his name as well as several other international sources. FDesouche also has his picture and a short video of police entering the hotel and bringing the three men out.
https://www.lavozdealmeria.com/noticia/12/almeria/191643/detenido-en-almeria-uno-de-los-terroristas-mas-buscados-del-daesh
One of Most Sought-After Daesh (ISIS) Terrorists arrested in Almeria
The arrests by the National Police took place just a few meters from Puerta Purchena (Square).
Agents of the National Police have carried out an anti-terrorist operation that has culminated with the arrest in Almeria of one of the most sought after Daesh Foreign Fighters -FTF, who was located in a building close to the Puerta Purchena of Almeria, as confirmed by eye-witnesses to La Voz (The Voice)
The investigation was carried out by investigators of the General Commissariat of Information, in collaboration with the Province Commissariat of Almeria and also had the collaboration of the National Intelligence Center. Two other persons were detained, and efforts are in progress to verify their identity and check their relationship with the arrested man. The agents searched an apartment where the three arrestees were hiding in the Andalusian city.
The investigation was carried out thanks to international cooperation, when special agents in the fight against terrorism, in collaboration with the National Intelligence Center, operated on the possibility that this FTF had the intention to return to Europe through our territory. Different lines of investigation were activated to verify his possible clandestine arrival in Spain and locate the place chosen to hide.
After a complex investigation, the circumstances of his arrival at the coast of Almeria was determined, as well as his subsequent movements, finally resulting in his discovery and arrest. The arrestees (had) adopted iron measures of security, both in their trip from North Africa to our territory, as well as the movements they made in Almeria.
Once in Spain, the arrestees adapted their behavior to the state of alarm situation as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, making few ventures out, separately, and always with masks to avoid being detected. The operation developed is part of the strategy of the National Police aimed at the detection and neutralization of the possible return to our country of terrorists coming from conflict zones.
The operation was carried out under the supervision of the Central Court of Investigation number 3 and the coordination of the Prosecutor (Office) of the National Court.
Profile of the arrested Foreign Terrorist Fighter
The arrested FTF is one of the most sought-after terrorists in Europe, as much for his criminal record in the Daesh ranks as for his high degree of dangerousness.
The arrestee spent several years in the Syrian-Iraqi conflict zone and exhibits certain peculiar personality traits as well as an extremely violent criminal profile, which caught the attention of the European police and intelligence services.
Part of his history with Daesh has been recorded in several audiovisual media and the written press, which has published various aspects of his activity within the terrorist organization, showing images, some extremely raw, of his crimes in the zone of conflict.
The operation remains open and, at this time, there is intense work to verify the identity of the other two detained men, and the ultimate reasons for their presence in Spain in the company of the FTF. All that is to determine if both of them are returning combatants or if these two persons could have been providing security for the FTF and logistical support for his entry into Europe.
This operation is an example that, in spite of the health crisis, the National Police and the Judiciary continue to collaborate actively in the fight against terrorism.
The arrestee spent several years in the Syrian-Iraqi conflict zone and exhibits certain peculiar personality traits as well as an extremely violent criminal profile, which caught the attention of the European police and intelligence services.
Part of his history with Daesh has been recorded in several audiovisual media and the written press, which has published various aspects of his activity within the terrorist organization, showing images, some extremely raw, of his crimes in the zone of conflict.
The operation remains open and, at this time, there is intense work to verify the identity of the other two detained men, and the ultimate reasons for their presence in Spain in the company of the FTF. All that is to determine if both of them are returning combatants or if these two persons could have been providing security for the FTF and logistical support for his entry into Europe.
This operation is an example that, in spite of the health crisis, the National Police and the Judiciary continue to collaborate actively in the fight against terrorism.
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