Overview
- The teen was detained in Álava after officers found him armed and acting suspiciously near his secondary school.
- He carried knives, a balaclava, a small dagger and a simulated handgun in his backpack, according to police.
- National Police and the Basque Ertzaintza had been investigating him since November for possible links to the Islamic State based on online activity.
- Investigators describe a deep radicalization, saying he called himself a mujahideen and self-trained with Islamic State audiovisual material.
- A search of his home the next day yielded additional items, and he faces charges of terrorist group membership, glorification and indoctrination.