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Man with machete (murder illustration, Piqsels)

Spanish Court Drops Terrorism Charges Against ‘Machete Killer’ Illegal Immigrant

TEC News / AFP November 28, 2025

A Spanish criminal court has ordered the psychiatric confinement of the Moroccan man who murdered a sacristan with a machete in 2023.

On January 27, 2023, pallbearers carry the casket of late sacristan Diego Valencia after a funeral mass at the Nuestra Senora de La Palma church on Alta Square, Algeciras, where he was killed on January 25 by Moroccan Yassine Kanjaa.

Terror Trial Begins for Moroccan Machete Attacks in Spain

TEC News / AFP October 6, 2025

Yassine Kanjaa is on trial for killing a sacristan and injuring a priest in Algeciras in 2023. Prosecutors seek 50 years, citing radicalization.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez addresses journalists after a meeting with King Felipe VI of Spain at the Marivent Palace in Palma de Mallorca on July 29, 2025.

Huawei, F-35s, and Algeciras: Spain Drifting Away from the U.S.

Javier Villamor August 13, 2025

Madrid’s defense and trade decisions are cooling relations with the White House in unprecedented ways.