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Spanish Terror Cell had 120 gas cylinders

20/08/2017 GMT

Spanish Terror Cell Had 120 Gas Cylinders

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Gas canisters were found at a house that blew up in the town of Alcanar

Gas canisters were found at a house that blew up in the town of Alcanar.

Spanish police says a twelve-strong terror cell that carried out two attacks in Spain this week had collected 120 gas canisters and was planning to use them in vehicle attacks. Also, South Africa grants Grace Mugabe immunity and sailors embark on the Clipper Round-The-World race.

(Photo: Spanish firemen gather gas cylinders outside a destroyed house. Credit:  EPA.)

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