Spain and Morocco arrest nine terror suspects

Spain and Morocco on Friday arrested nine suspected members of a group in north Africa linked to the Islamic State, the Spanish government said.

Spanish police and Moroccan security forces "today detained nine members of a terrorist cell... linked to the terrorist organisation Islamic State", Spain's interior ministry said.

Authorities in various countries have voiced fears about foreign fighters flocking to join IS.

The nine suspects were seized in Melilla, a Spanish territory on the northern tip of Morocco, and the nearby Moroccan city of Nador, the ministry said in a brief statement.

It said investigations were continuing and the ministry would give further details later.