Former police official Villarejo says Spain's intelligence 'wanted to give Catalonia a fright' with 2017 terror attacks

<p>A former high-ranking police official, José Manuel Villarejo, has said that he believes the 2017 terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils were orchestrated by Spain's secret service.</p> <p>'19 [The August 2017 terror attacks] were a serious mistake on the part of [Spain's ex-National Intelligence Center director] Féliz Sanz Roldán, who wanted to give Catalonia a fright and miscalculated the consequences '25</p> / ACN

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First published: January 11, 2022 08:01 PM