Spanish national police confirmed on Saturday they have arrested a 36-year-old man who used social network sites to threaten a mass shooting of homosexuals in Barcelona.

The man possessed a pistol able to fire blanks, which he showed in videos urging people to shoot homosexuals.

The detainee is reported to have posted 31 videos in the past month. In one of these videos, he appears with the pistol. In another video, he talks about having 13 days to "prepare" for a homosexual party in Barcelona.

Video-sharing website Youtube has removed many of his videos due to their inappropriate content.

He also posted tweets promoting hate crimes against homosexual groups, which led to his arrest after several citizens informed the police of his online activity.

According to the police, the man now faces a prison sentence of one to four years as well as a fine ranging from 600 to 30,000 euros (about 669 to 33,460 U.S. dollars) for breaking Spain's security law.

Source : XINHUA