AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Honduran man screaming jihadist slogans arrested at Barcelona airport after throwing backpack, sparking mass panic
A 23-year-old Honduran man screaming "Allahu Akbar" threw a backpack on the ground at Barcelona's main airport, sending travelers fleeing before security tackled him and bomb experts cleared the bag. The incident unfolded around 7:30 p.m. inside Terminal T2 at El Prat airport, Barcelona's international hub and one of Europe's busiest summer travel gateways. Private […] The post Honduran man screaming jihadist slogans arrested at Barcelona airport after throwing backpack, sparking mass panic appeared first on American Almanac .
A 23-year-old Honduran man screaming "Allahu Akbar" threw a backpack on the ground at Barcelona's main airport, sending travelers fleeing before security tackled him and bomb experts cleared the bag. The incident unfolded around 7:30 p.m. inside Terminal T2 at El Prat airport, Barcelona's international hub and one of Europe's busiest summer travel gateways. Private airport security staff wrestled the man to the ground before police even reached the scene. Spain's Civil Guard arrived shortly after, arrested the suspect, and called in TEDAX, the Guard's elite bomb disposal unit, to examine the abandoned backpack. The bag contained no explosives. At least two bystanders were treated for panic attacks. One other person was allegedly…Open