https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Suspicion, incomprehension and a thick silence reign in the mountainous town of Ripoll a year after jihadist attacks in Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.es/20180814/a-year-on-suspicion-and-silence-in-spain-jihadists-hometown Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:20:35 +0200 a-year-on-suspicion-and-silence-in-spain-jihadists-hometown The one year anniversary of the Barcelona and Cambrils terror attacks are approaching, and some wounds still remain open. https://www.thelocal.es/20180814/questions-remain-as-anniversary-of-catalonia-attacks-approaches Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:30:09 +0200 questions-remain-as-anniversary-of-catalonia-attacks-approaches Ten members of a jihadist cell linked to the Islamic State group (IS) who planned attacks in Barcelona and to film a decapitation were sentenced to 8-12 years in jail on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180410/ten-sentenced-to-jail-for-planned-barcelona-attacks Tue, 10 Apr 2018 19:21:13 +0200 ten-sentenced-to-jail-for-planned-barcelona-attacks A man has been charged in France over alleged links to a suspect in last year's deadly jihadist attacks in Barcelona and a nearby seaside resort, a French legal source said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180224/france-charges-man-allegedly-linked-to-barcelona-attack Sat, 24 Feb 2018 09:44:18 +0100 france-charges-man-allegedly-linked-to-barcelona-attack Three people have been arrested in France for alleged links to a suspect in last year's deadly jihadist attacks in Barcelona and a nearby seaside resort, the Spanish interior ministry said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180220/france-arrests-three-linked-to-barcelona-attacks-2 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:38:19 +0100 france-arrests-three-linked-to-barcelona-attacks-2 The Islamic State group planned a Paris-style attack on crowded areas in Barcelona weeks before its November 2015 rampage in the French capital, according to a report published in a US magazine. https://www.thelocal.es/20180126/barcelona-terror-cell-also-planned-eiffel-tower-attack Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:18:15 +0100 barcelona-terror-cell-also-planned-eiffel-tower-attack Spanish police have arrested a Moroccan man suspected of cooperating with a cell that carried out the attacks that killed 16 people in Barcelona and a nearby seaside resort last month, Spain's interior minister said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170922/spanish-police-arrest-man-over-barcelona-attacks Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:54:16 +0200 spanish-police-arrest-man-over-barcelona-attacks Spanish police temporarily evacuated Barcelona's Sagrada Familia church and nearby businesses on Tuesday after a van parked nearby prompted a bomb scare which they said turned out to be a "false alarm". https://www.thelocal.es/20170913/barcelonas-sagrada-familia-evacuated-in-false-alarm-bomb-scare Wed, 13 Sep 2017 10:16:15 +0200 barcelonas-sagrada-familia-evacuated-in-false-alarm-bomb-scare Spanish and Moroccan authorities have arrested six jihadists who were preparing "large-scale attacks", Spain's interior ministry said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170906/spain-and-morroc-break-up-jihadist-cell-preparing-attack Wed, 06 Sep 2017 12:31:34 +0200 spain-and-morroc-break-up-jihadist-cell-preparing-attack US security agencies warned Spain in May that the Islamic State group was planning an attack in Barcelona, where the jihadists claimed a deadly van rampage earlier this month, local media said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170831/cia-warned-spain-of-planned-barcelona-attack Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:24:11 +0200 cia-warned-spain-of-planned-barcelona-attack Spain's Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido, visiting his Moroccan counterpart Tuesday, said Rabat had arrested two men linked to deadly twin attacks in Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.es/20170830/morocco-arrests-two-men-linked-to-catalonia-terror-attacks Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:16:39 +0200 morocco-arrests-two-men-linked-to-catalonia-terror-attacks The number of people killed in twin vehicle attacks in Spain last week rose to 16 on Sunday, local authorities in Barcelona said. https://www.thelocal.es/20170827/death-toll-from-spain-attacks-rises-to-16-local-officials Sun, 27 Aug 2017 14:59:09 +0200 death-toll-from-spain-attacks-rises-to-16-local-officials Spain's King Felipe VI joined thousands of people in a defiant march against terror through Barcelona on Saturday following last week's deadly vehicle attacks. https://www.thelocal.es/20170827/thousands-march-against-terror-in-defiant-barcelona Sun, 27 Aug 2017 14:36:36 +0200 thousands-march-against-terror-in-defiant-barcelona Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday called on Spaniards to show their "love" for Barcelona and attend a weekend march against terror after last week's deadly attacks. https://www.thelocal.es/20170825/rajoy-urges-spain-to-show-its-love-in-anti-terror-march Fri, 25 Aug 2017 22:07:16 +0200 rajoy-urges-spain-to-show-its-love-in-anti-terror-march Catalan officials have denied accusations that the police there ignored warnings about members of the terror cell behind last week's deadly attacks and refused to cooperate with the national force. https://www.thelocal.es/20170825/controversy-mounts-over-spain-police-cooperation-after-attacks Fri, 25 Aug 2017 10:30:15 +0200 controversy-mounts-over-spain-police-cooperation-after-attacks Dutch police were on Thursday investigating possible terror links after arresting a Spaniard driving a van containing gas canisters close to a rock concert which was abruptly cancelled over fears of an attack. https://www.thelocal.es/20170824/dutch-probe-spanish-van-laden-with-gas-canisters-after-terror-tip Thu, 24 Aug 2017 15:08:13 +0200 dutch-probe-spanish-van-laden-with-gas-canisters-after-terror-tip Barcelona will boost police patrols at tourist sites including the iconic Sagrada Familia church and major sports and cultural events in the wake of last week's deadly vehicle attacks in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20170824/barcelona-tightens-security-at-tourist-spots-in-wake-of-terror-attacks Thu, 24 Aug 2017 14:16:10 +0200 barcelona-tightens-security-at-tourist-spots-in-wake-of-terror-attacks Two hundred Muslims rallied in the streets of Granada, southern Spain, on Wednesday in protest against a surge in anti-Islamic hate crimes following last week's deadly attacks in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20170824/muslims-in-spain-rally-against-terrorism-after-attacks Thu, 24 Aug 2017 13:32:00 +0200 muslims-in-spain-rally-against-terrorism-after-attacks The jihadist cell behind last week's twin attacks in Spain was built around a "guru" and went completely offline to avoid detection by anti-terrorist police, experts said. https://www.thelocal.es/20170824/how-did-terror-cell-behind-spain-attacks-avoid-detention Thu, 24 Aug 2017 12:19:52 +0200 how-did-terror-cell-behind-spain-attacks-avoid-detention A tourist magnet in Spain, adored for its beaches and architecture, Barcelona is working to reassure future visitors in the hope that last week's bloody rampage won't impact a key sector for its economy. https://www.thelocal.es/20170823/will-barcelona-lose-its-appeal-for-tourists-in-wake-of-terror-attacks Wed, 23 Aug 2017 16:27:21 +0200 will-barcelona-lose-its-appeal-for-tourists-in-wake-of-terror-attacks