France was unaware of existence of Barcelona attack cell - minister

Record ID: 907388

  • Title: France was unaware of existence of Barcelona attack cell - minister
  • Date: 22nd August 2017
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (FILE - MAY 20, 2017) (REUTERS FOR AGENCY POOL) EIFFEL TOWER VARIOUS OF SOLDIER STANDING ON STREET VARIOUS OF SOLDIER STANDING IN PARK NEAR EIFFEL TOWER SOLDIERS PATROLLING UNDER EIFFEL TOWER VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS STANDING GUARD UNDER EIFFEL TOWER
  • Embargoed: 5th September 2017 09:36
  • Keywords: Barcelona cell militants links Cambrils car
  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • City: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,International/National Security
  • Reuters ID: LVA0026V8NKNB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:French authorities were unaware of the existence of the cell which carried out last week's attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, said interior minister Gerard Collomb.
    "We did not know them, they were exclusively Spanish," Collomb told BFM TV on Tuesday, adding that he would meet his Spanish counterpart on Wednesday (August 23).
    Collomb confirmed earlier media reports that the car involved in the attack in Cambrils had been caught on camera speeding in the Paris region, but said authorities did not know at this stage why the car was there.
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