The terrorists who attacked Barcelona had more cruel plans. The initial idea of ??the attack was filling three vans with explosives and blowing them up in three crowded parts of the city. One of the goals was the Sagrada Familia (Sagrada Familia), which is the symbol of Barcelona. This is reported with reference to unknown sources, the publication El Espanol.

It is noted that the other targets were the Rambla street, where the people hit, and another popular place in the port area.

According to the publication, the terrorists wanted to kill as many people as possible, so they chose for their intentions places of their greatest accumulation.

The edition notes that the cathedral of the Holy Family is not only a symbol of the city and the Christian religion. It is here that the largest flow of people is concentrated. Only in 2016 it was visited by 4.5 million people. At the same time, 300 thousand. of people.

El Espanol also notes that the bombs that the terrorists intended to use for these three attacks usually use the "Islamic state". They, along with other butane bottles, were kept on a farm in Alcanar. However, two militants made a mistake, which led to an accidental detonation, as a result of which one of the perpetrators was killed, another was seriously injured.

According to the publication, it was this case that saved Barcelona from more victims.

Recall, August 17, the van drove into a crowd of people in the tourist center of Barcelona - in the pedestrian street of Rambla. A few hours later the van entered a group of people in Cambrils, 120 km from Barcelona. Responsibility for the attack was assumed by the "Islamic state". According to the latest information, as a result of the attacks, 15 people were killed, more than a hundred were injured.