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Barcelona Terror Cell Allegedly Planned To Use Explosives, Accidentally Blew Up Bomb Factory

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Jacob Bojesson Foreign Correspondent
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The terror cell behind Thursday’s deadly attack in Barcelona likely planned to use explosives before a suspected bomb factory blew up less than 24 hours before the attack.

A house in the town of Alcanar, about 60 miles outside Barcelona, blew up in a massive explosion Wednesday night. At least one person was killed and six were injured in what was originally believed to be an accidental gas explosion.

Police are now investigating whether the explosion was linked to Thursday’s attack, which killed 14 and wounded more than 100. Around 20 canisters of butane and propane gas were discovered in the remains of the house, leading investigators to believe the house was used as a bomb factory for the cell.

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