Overview

• The National Police detained an unnamed individual in Palencia on 15 September as the suspected caller behind threats to the monument.
• Authorities impute crimes of public disorder and a hate offense based on racist and xenophobic insults made during the calls.
• Security staff at the Mezquita-Catedral received up to 20 bomb threats on 12 August, all traced to the same telephone line.
• Multiple police units were dispatched for about an hour to secure and check the site, and the incident was determined to be a false alarm.
• A formal report by the Policía Nacional’s scientific unit concluded that a fire reported days earlier at the temple was accidental.