Media: the terrorists originally planned to attack on the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
TASS, August 19. The terrorists who committed the attack on the tourist strip Las Ramblas in Barcelona, originally planned attack three other crowded places of the city. One of the goals was to become the city’s main Cathedral — the Sagrada Familia (Sagrada Familia), said on Saturday newspaper El Espanol.
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According to the publication, the terrorists were going to undermine the vans with explosives at the walls of the Cathedral and the Ramblas. What was the third selected point is not known, presumably it was to become the town’s port.
As notes the edition, the plans of the terrorists could prevent an explosion in a residential building, thundered in the night from Wednesday to Thursday in the village of Alcanar (Spain, Catalonia), the alleged hideout of terrorists. After the militants were forced to change tactics and instead of explosions made on Thursday, hitting on the Ramblas.
As previously reported by the newspaper El Pais, the Spanish police found when investigating the ruins of the house in Alcanar traces of explosives, which was used as a grouping “Islamic state” (IG banned in Russia) in their attacks.
According to her, the place was discovered triperoxide acetone contained in explosive devices used by terrorists to carry out attacks in Brussels, Paris and London. The detection of a substance may indicate the preparation of the militants of the more major terrorist attacks, noted the publication.