Police investigated reports of suspicious vehicle near church, said to be among proposed targets of terror cell behind last month’s attacksCatalan police temporarily evacuated Barcelona’s Sagrada Família church and nearby businesses on Tuesday after a van parked nearby prompted a bomb scare. At about 8.30pm local time, the local police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra, said it was examining reports of a suspicious vehicle in the area as part of an anti-terrorist operation. Mossos (@mossos) Finalizadas comprobaciones en Sagrada Família. The terror cell that inflicted the carnage was planning much larger attack, including the bombing of the Sagrada Família, a suspect told a court after his arrest. One of the proposed targets was the Sagrada Família, the half-finished church designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí that is one of Barcelona’s best loved buildings.

Source: The Guardian September 12, 2017 19:29 UTC