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Police detain two Algerians in anti-terrorism operation in Barcelona

A police officer gestures during an anti-terrorism operation in Barcelona, Spain, July 14, 2020. [Reuters]

Two Algerian men were detained in an anti-terrorism raid in Spain’s second largest city Barcelona on Tuesday morning, police said.

The two Algerians were part of a cell, under investigation since 2017, which was planning an attack with explosives in Barcelona, the regional Catalan police said in a statement, adding that the cell had now been fully disbanded.

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