Spain’s Catalonia has long been a tourist magnet — and a terrorism hotspot

When two vehicle attacks left 14 dead on Thursday in Catalonia, a region known as a tourist magnet appeared to suddenly emerge as a European terrorism hotspot. For some, however, it came hardly as a surprise. The name of seaside resort Cambrils, where the second vehicle attack took place, is well known to many counterterrorism professionals. […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/08/18/spains-catalonia-has-long-been-a-tourist-magnet-and-a-terrorism-hotspot/