Location Barcelona, Spain Attack type Suicide bombings Deaths 0 | Date 18-19 Jenuary 2008 Weapons explosives | |
Target Barcelona Metro, Barcelona | ||
It was a terrorist plot by the terrorist organization Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan in the city of Barcelona, which was frustrated a few days before they were to perform. They were intended to blow themselves on the subway.
Some 14 people Twelve Pakistanis and two Indians were arrested between 18 and 19 January 2008 in the Raval multicultural neighborhood in Barcelona.
Months later, the Pakistani Taliban spokesman, claimed the attack in a video statement, which was posted on the Internet.
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