RT
August 20, 2017
The Catalonian terrorist cell, responsible for the twin attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, originally planned to carry out a major bombing campaign with explosive-laden vans. Antoni Gaudi’s unfinished cathedral masterpiece was reportedly their main target.
Wednesday’s apparent accidental explosion at their Alcanar hideout forced the terrorists to adjust their sinister plans. The group of jihadists plotted to construct a number of bombs to blow up at least three targets in Barcelona, the Spanish online portal El Espanol reported Saturday.
[EN] On Sunday 20 August at 10:00 am, mass will be held in the #SagradaFamília for victims of the terrorist attack. Free entrance …(1/2) pic.twitter.com/K0D0DMXgAv
— La Sagrada Família (@sagradafamilia) August 19, 2017
Citing police sources, the online publication reported that potential targets included Gaudi’s iconic masterpiece, the basilica of the Sagrada Familia. La Ramblas in Barcelona, the scene of the van attack on Thursday, was second on the list. The third potential target for the terrorists might have been the port area of Barcelona.
Attacks timeline: How terrorism hit #Barcelona & #Cambrils https://t.co/lZTO5pbSGa
— RT (@RT_com) August 18, 2017
The initial plan for the multiple attacks envisioned assembling up to three improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Some reports indicate that the jihadists mulled hiring a large truck, or several smaller vans to inflict a maximum carnage.
Catalan authorities have already revealed that the terrorist network planned a much bigger atrocity than the ones which unfolded in Barcelona and Cambrils Thursday and Friday.
DETAILS: At least 1 person died & 6 were injured in house explosion in #Alcanar, Catalonia https://t.co/ej1kqYzpTb
— RT (@RT_com) August 17, 2017
“They were preparing one or several attacks in Barcelona, and an explosion in Alcanar stopped this as they…