Barcelona terror attack: CIA warned police two months ago Las Ramblas could be target of terrorist attack

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The Central Intelligence Agency warned Spanish police that the famous Las Ramblas strip in Barcelona was a likely terror attack target two months ago.

 

Officers in the Spanish city were reportedly warned about a potentially fatal incident following a spate of lorry-style attacks in Europe.

 

Today, just weeks after the warning, at least 13 people were killed and 119 injured when a van ploughed into pedestrians on the iconic tourist spot.

 

And Spanish newspaper El Peridoico reported the US spy agency specifically discussed Las Ramblas with the local police force, the Mossos d'Esquadra.

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