Spanish police have arrested two people on suspicion of terrorism offences linked to Islamic State.
An Interior Ministry statement said the pair were arrested on Friday in Spain’s North African enclave city of Ceuta.
They are alleged to have undergone a long process of radicalisation and formed part of a group that was preparing to carry out terrorist activities.
The statement said police were searching six houses and premises in the city, which is bordered by Morocco on one side and the Mediterranean Sea on the other.
There were no immediate details on the identity of the detainees.
The ministry said Spanish police have arrested 180 suspected jihadi activists over the past two years, many of them in Ceuta.
Spain has been one step below maximum security alert since attacks in Europe and elsewhere in 2015.
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He expressed no remorse, however, for the massacre during a court hearing at which the state is appealing against a lower court ruling in 2015 that the tough conditions violate Breivik’s human rights.
Breivik, who gave a Nazi-style salute at the start of the week-long court hearing on Tuesday, traced his feelings to a lack of critical feedback about his ideas while in jail.
«The last five years I’ve been completely isolated, not corrected a single time. I’ve sat in a cell 23 hours a day for almost six years; I’ve become stranger and stranger as a direct consequence of this,» he said.
«I’ve become a lot more radical while I’ve been jailed,» he said, adding that he was «shocked by many of the things I have written».
Despite the Nazi salute, Breivik said that his underlying commitment was now to democracy and peaceful means.
On July 22 2011 Breivik killed eight people with a car bomb outside the prime minister’s office in Oslo and then shot 69 others on an island near the capital, many of them teenagers attending a youth camp of Norway’s then-ruling Labour Party.
Attorney-general Fredrik Sejersted told the court yesterday that Breivik had to be kept away from other prisoners because he was still dangerous and wanted to spread a neo-Nazi ideology from inside the jail.
He is compensated with a three-room cell, including a personal gym, television, newspapers and PlayStation.
Breivik’s lawyer, Oeystein Storrvik, said his client’s treatment, including strip searches and use of handcuffs, violates a ban on «inhuman and degrading treatment» under the European Convention on Human Rights.
Breivik was more subdued than in the previous court appearance in 2015 when he joked about suffering ready-made meals and cold coffee.

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Trooper Edward Andersson, a 27-year veteran of the Department of Public Safety, was shot in the right shoulder and chest in what authorities called an ambush and was in serious but stable condition after surgery at a Goodyear hospital.
DPS Director Frank Milstead had words of thanks for good Samaritan who stopped to help, CBS affiliate KPHO reported .
“My trooper would not be alive without his assistance,” Milstead said of the driver who stopped.
Arizona has a “defense of third person” law that allows someone to use deadly force against another who is threatening or injuring a third person. It was not unusual that the passing driver was armed in this gun-friendly state with loose regulations.
“Arizona was open-carry before it was a state,” Charles Heller, co-founder of guns-rights group the Arizona Citizens Defense League, said of laws allowing people to carry firearms in public. “If you see a guy walking down the street in Tucson, Arizona, with a gun on, you don’t think much of it. It’s natural.”
The drama unfolded at an early-morning rollover wreck on Interstate 10 in the desert west of Phoenix that ejected and killed a woman. Authorities believe the man who shot Andersson was driving the car that crashed.
Officials said they were trying to determine exactly what happened and that the investigation faced major hurdles with Andersson seriously injured and two others dead. Their identities were not immediately released.
A separate driver reported gunfire and Andersson was responding to that call when he spotted the wreck and stopped, Milstead and DPS Capt. Damon Cecil said.
Andersson was putting out flares when the suspect opened fire and then physically attacked the wounded trooper, Milstead said. Both Milstead and Cecil said was ambushed.
The man was on top of the officer and “getting the better of him,” slamming Andersson’s head against the pavement, Milstead said. That’s when the passing driver showed up and asked if the trooper needed help.
Andersson said yes, and the passer-by went back to his vehicle, got his gun and told the suspect to stop the attack, Milstead said. When he didn’t, the driver shot him.
Prosecutors said they were not commenting yet on whether they will review the shooting by the driver because it is an ongoing investigation.
Investigators were trying to determine how the rollover happened and whether the suspect was involved with the initial report of gunshots, officials said. Investigators plan to speak with the person who made that call.
Milstead said he feared the worst when he headed to the hospital to check on Andersson.
“He’s incredibly fortunate to be here with us today,” the director said.

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President-elect Donald Trump has turned his fire on beaten rival Hillary Clinton, after an investigation was launched into the action taken by the FBI during the election campaign.
The FBI and justice department face questions over their handling of her use of a private email server.
FBI director James Comey’s decision to reopen an investigation 11 days before the election shook up the race.
Mr Trump tweeted that Mrs Clinton was «guilty as hell».
The president-elect continues to fire out tweets on a range of subjects just a week before his inauguration.
In the latest batch his anger over alleged compromising material held on him by Russia shows no sign of abating, again calling it «fake news» and «phony allegations» put together by «my political opponents and a failed spy afraid of being sued».
He then turned to Thursday’s announcement that a US government watchdog was to investigate the actions taken by the FBI and the justice department during the election campaign.
After he won the election, Mr Trump had toned down his rhetoric against his opponent, refusing to follow up on his election mantra that she should be «locked up» for criminal behaviour.
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On Friday, he tweeted: «What are Hillary Clinton’s people complaining about with respect to the FBI. Based on the information they had she should never have been allowed to run — guilty as hell.
«They were VERY nice to her. She lost because she campaigned in the wrong states — no enthusiasm! »
On Thursday, the Department of Justice (DoJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz said he would look into «certain actions» by the FBI and DoJ.
Although Mrs Clinton was cleared of any wrongdoing days before the US voted, her team blamed Mr Comey’s announcement as a key factor in her defeat.
Mr Horowitz said his review would look at a news conference in July 2016 when Mr Comey said he would not recommend charges against Mrs Clinton.
A letter to Congress on 28 October, in which Mr Comey said there were more emails to look at, will also be subject to this new inquiry.
The inspector general said his investigation had come in response to «numerous» requests from the public and from members of Congress.
Mrs Clinton said she had set up a home email server for reasons of convenience, but admitted it was a mistake.
In clearing her in July, the FBI said Mrs Clinton and her staff were «extremely careless» in handling classified materials. But there was no evidence of intentional wrongdoing, it said.
Then in October they briefly reopened the investigation after finding new related emails but nothing was found on them and the case was closed for a second time.
In another of his tweets Mr Trump repeated that: «My people will have a full report on hacking within 90 days! »
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In his press conference on Wednesday, Mr Trump said he wanted a report into hacking of all types, including defence and industry.
He also admitted for the first time «I think it was Russia» when asked about hacking of the election campaign, but said many others had also hacked the US.
US intelligence agencies this month released an unclassified version of a report alleging that the Russian government had a «clear preference» for Mr Trump to win the US election.
The report says Russian President Vladimir Putin «ordered» a campaign aimed at influencing the outcome.
US intelligence agencies are also weighing claims that Moscow is holding compromising information about Mr Trump.
Unsubstantiated allegations suggest his election team colluded with Russia and that there were salacious videos of his private life, including claims of using prostitutes at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow.
In his series of tweets on Friday , the president-elect called the claims «made-up facts by sleazebag political operatives».

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French authorities are investigating carmaker Renault for suspected fraud over its diesel emissions controls.
The move dented the company’s share price as the global fallout spreads from revelations of emissions cheating at Volkswagen.
Renault insisted that its cars are not equipped with pollution cheating software and that the company complies with all French and European laws.
Shares in partially state-owned Renault — one of France’s leading manufacturers — dropped 4% on Friday but later recovered to trade 1.6% lower.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said three investigating judges have opened a judicial inquiry into Renault’s emissions controls practices and whether they «made merchandise dangerous for human health».
The probe is based on an initial investigation by the economy ministry’s fraud department, which handed its findings to prosecutors in November.
French authorities raided Renault company premises after Volkswagen was found to have used engine software to cheat on US diesel emissions tests.
Renault recalled 15,000 cars last year because they spewed out excessive levels of harmful gases, but the company insisted there was no intentional wrongdoing.
Renault-Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn has said that despite the Volkswagen scandal, the company will continue developing diesel technology, particularly for SUVs and other high-end cars.
In a statement, Renault took note of the investigation but said its «vehicles are not equipped with cheating software affecting anti-pollution systems».
It said the company supports European moves to toughen emissions testing and has taken steps to reduce its own cars’ emissions over the past year.
French prosecutors are carrying out a separate probe into Volkswagen’s emissions practices in France.
Tentacles of the Volkswagen scandal are continuing to reach across the industry more than a year later.
The US government accused Fiat Chrysler on Thursday of failing to disclose software in some vehicles that lets them emit more pollution than allowed.
AP

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The Latest on the U. S. Department of Justice’s report from its yearlong investigation into the Chicago Police Department (all times local):
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The U. S. Justice Department has issued a scathing report on civil rights abuses by Chicago’s police department over the years.
Justice Department officials released the report Friday after a yearlong investigation. It found that institutional Chicago Police Department problems had led to serious civil rights violations, including racial bias and a tendency to use excessive force.
The investigation was launched in 2015 after the release of dashcam video showing an officer shoot a black teenager, Laquan McDonald, 16 times.
The report is one step in a long process that, in recent years, has typically led to bilateral talks between the Justice Department and a city, followed by settlement plan that a judge enforces.
The case may signal how committed President-elect Donald Trump’s administration will be to pushing for police reform.
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will join other officials to release the Justice Department’s findings from an investigation into the Chicago Police Department.
Federal officials say a news conference will be held late Friday morning at the office of the U. S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson also will be in attendance, as will the head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U. S. Attorney Zachary Fardon.
The release of the report comes after a yearlong civil rights investigation into Chicago police. It’s expected to find a pattern and practice of violations over many years.
The federal government launched its investigation of the 12,000-officer force in 2015, after video was released that showed a white police officer fatally shooting a black teenager.
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The U. S. Justice Department plans to release a major report on Chicago police after a yearlong civil rights investigation.
Officials will make it public Friday.
The investigation into the 12,000-officer police force began in 2015 after release of a video showing a white officer fatally shooting black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times.
An official familiar with the report has told The Associated Press the report would find constitutional violations over years. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushed through reforms since the investigation began, including overhauling a police oversight body. The report’s likely to call for more reforms.
Reports in recent years have been followed by reform plans enforced by courts.

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