CIA warned Barcelona police two months ago about possible Islamist attack
AUGUST 18, 2017THE UNITED STATES CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RECENTLY WARNED SPANISH AUTHORITIES THAT THE ISLAMIC STATE PLANNED TO ATTACK BARCELONA, ACCORDING TO SPANISH MEDIA. THE DISCLOSURE FOLLOWS THURSDAY’S DRAMATIC EVENTS IN THE CATALAN CAPITAL, WHERE A WHITE VAN DELIBERATELY DROVE INTO A CROWD IN THE PEDESTRIAN MALL OF LA RAMBLA, KILLING AT LEAST 16 PEOPLE AND INJURING MORE THAN 100. THE ATTACK WAS FOLLOWED BY REPORTS EARLY ON FRIDAY THAT CATALAN POLICE HAD SHOT DEAD FOUR SUSPECTS WHO WERE PLANNING A SECOND STRIKE.
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