Police in Barcelona say explosives experts are checking a van in the surroundings of the landmark Sagrada Familia cathedral in what they are describing as an anti-terrorism operation. A spokesman with the Mossos d’Esquadra regional police said the sight of two occupants in the van near the church had raised the alarm of a possible extremist threat, but a bomb squad that searched the vehicle didn’t find any explosives.
The Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona is evacuated due to an anti-terrorism operation.