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 Spanish judges on Wednesday February 17th began deliberating a verdict in the trial of three men accused of helping the jihadists behind the 2017 attacks in Barcelona and a nearby town that killed 16. https://www.thelocal.es/20210217/judges-mull-verdict-in-barcelona-terror-attacks-trial Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:23:44 +0100 judges-mull-verdict-in-barcelona-terror-attacks-trial Catalan police are on the lookout for a man suspected of planning an attack in Barcelona this Christmas, following a warning by US intelligence. https://www.thelocal.es/20181224/catalan-police-on-manhunt-after-us-sends-out-ramblas-terror-alert Mon, 24 Dec 2018 11:21:10 +0100 catalan-police-on-manhunt-after-us-sends-out-ramblas-terror-alert Barcelona will pedestrianise and install obstacles on some of its busiest tourist streets in response to the August terror attack in the city where a van ploughed into pedestrians, killing 14. https://www.thelocal.es/20171117/barcelona-unveils-new-anti-terror-measures-in-response-to-august-attack Fri, 17 Nov 2017 12:30:17 +0100 barcelona-unveils-new-anti-terror-measures-in-response-to-august-attack Police are using drones to patrol Spanish tourist resorts as the nation steps up security across its coastline in the wake of terror attacks elsewhere. https://www.thelocal.es/20160804/drones-boost-security-in-spanish-resorts-amid-terror-fears Thu, 04 Aug 2016 12:05:27 +0200 drones-boost-security-in-spanish-resorts-amid-terror-fears Holidaymakers in the Catalan beach resort of Platja d’Aro thought they were caught up in a terrorist attack on Tuesday evening after a group of German women staged a flashmob. https://www.thelocal.es/20160803/flashmob-prank-sparks-terror-attack-panic-in-costa-brava-resort Wed, 03 Aug 2016 12:02:14 +0200 flashmob-prank-sparks-terror-attack-panic-in-costa-brava-resort Spain saw nearly 33 million visitors to the country in the first six months of the year, an 11.7 per cent leap from 2015 as people fearful of extremist attacks seek refuge in the Iberian Peninsula. https://www.thelocal.es/20160730/fearful-of-attacks-tourists-flood-spain-in-2016 Sat, 30 Jul 2016 18:05:55 +0200 fearful-of-attacks-tourists-flood-spain-in-2016 UPDATE: Isis has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attacks. Spain's acting foreign minister had previously said he blamed the terror group for the bombs in Brussels on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160322/spain-foreign-minister-blames-brussels-blasts-on-isis Tue, 22 Mar 2016 11:10:00 +0100 spain-foreign-minister-blames-brussels-blasts-on-isis Victims associations and officials attended memorials for the 191 people killed in the Madrid train bombings, the worst terror attack in modern European history. https://www.thelocal.es/20160311/spain-remembers-victims-of-terror-attacks-12-years-on Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:41:11 +0100 spain-remembers-victims-of-terror-attacks-12-years-on