Police: Attacks In Spain Are Linked, Took Long Time To Plan

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Fri, 08/18/2017 - 9:01am

The back-to-back vehicle attacks in Barcelona and a nearby resort had been planned for a long time by an Islamic terrorist cell -- and could have been far deadlier had its base not been destroyed by an apparently accidental explosion this week, Spanish officials said Friday.

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