| Submit your comments on this article |
| Europe |
| Barcelona attack: Spain terror cell had 120 gas canisters |
| 2017-08-20 |
| [BBC] A 12-strong terror cell that carried out two attacks in Spain this week had collected 120 gas canisters and was planning to use them in vehicle attacks, Spanish police say. Canisters were found at a house said to be used by the cell that blew up in the town of Alcanar on Wednesday night. Police are still hunting for the driver of the van that hit dozens of people on Barcelona's Las Ramblas, killing 13. On Sunday, a Mass was held in Barcelona to mourn the victims. In addition to the 13 killed on Thursday afternoon on Las Ramblas, a woman died in a second vehicle attack early on Friday in the town of Cambrils. Five suspected jihadists were shot dead by police in the second attack. The Catalan authorities have also confirmed that a British-Australian seven-year-old, Julian Cadman, was among those killed in Barcelona. He had been missing since becoming separated from his injured mother in the attack and his family had put out appeals for news of his whereabouts. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 For peaceful Islamic purposes, of course. |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-08-20 20:08 |
| #5 The truck bombing target before they blew themselves up and switched to the backup plan of running over tourists: Sagrada Familia cathedral. |
| Posted by: Gomez Slereck8543 2017-08-20 19:27 |
| #4 Look at the population of Barcelona and its surrounds, Alan. Petri dish. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-08-20 16:00 |
| #3 Known wolves who were always good boys at home. /sarc |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-08-20 12:54 |
| #2 Cordless drills at the capture scene ? Not likely. I'd surmise that the police had knowledge beforehand; they never applied the puzzle pieces together until afterwards |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-08-20 12:34 |
| #1 The person at large was the driver of the van, Mr Trapero said, adding that police knew his identity but would not reveal it. The police appear to be gaining knowledge rather quickly. Cordless drills at the capture scene ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-08-20 12:04 |