Suspected Isis recruiters arrested in Ibiza

Moroccan-born imams among three suspects arrested in Spain this week

Two Moroccan-born imams were arrested on the island of Ibiza (Getty)

Two suspected Isis recruiters have been arrested in Ibiza as part of a crackdown on supporters of the terror group in Spain.

Police detained the suspects, both Moroccan-born imams, on the Mediterranean island famous for its clubbing scene on Tuesday.

The Spanish interior ministry said another Moroccan man was arrested on Wednesday on charges of spreading Isis propaganda and glorifying terror attacks.

The suspect, identified only by the initials AB, was detained in the northern town of Calahorra and had links to another Moroccan man called Salim Aghmir, who was arrested in Pamplona in December.

They are among at least 157 alleged Isis supporters arrested in Spain since the country raised its security alert level following the Paris attacks.

José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, the foreign minister, has raised fears that jihadis fleeing advances on their territories in Syria and Iraq will cross into Libya and onwards into Europe.

“As terrorists lose ground there they will move to Libya, on our doorstep, or commit terror attacks in Europe,” he said during a visit to Egypt on Sunday.

More than 200 extremists are believed to have travelled from Spain to fight for Isis in Iraq and Syria – far lower than the numbers for the UK, France and Belgium.