Two Algerian citizens detained in Barcelona anti-terrorism operation

Sources close to investigation say two Algerian citizens were preparing terror attack in Spain.

MADRID - Spanish police detained two Algerian citizens in Barcelona on Tuesday morning in an anti-terrorism operation, the local Catalan police force said on its Twitter account.

The two men were preparing a terror attack, Spanish radio station Cadena Ser reported, quoting unidentified sources close to the investigation. Local police didn't confirm that information.