Police say Barcelona airport incident not a militant attack


BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish regional police said two Albanian men arrested after ramming a car into a Barcelona airport terminal early on Friday, yelling Islamist-type" slogans, did not have terrorist motives.

"Ruled out terrorism motive in the early-morning events at El Prat airport," Catalan regional police said on their official Twitter account, without giving further details.

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