“But they never did anything that seemed especially suspicious.”Indeed, the young men and at least one older, bearded man who sometimes appeared here, were quiet and respectful. Police have now arrested the only survivor of the Alcanar explosion, Mohamed Houli Chemlal, who had been taken to a hospital in nearby Tortosa. The Alcanar house appears to have been destroyed by an accidental explosion. Trapped gas caused a second explosion on Thursday afternoon, sending more rubble into neighbouring properties. The tucked away house in Alcanar, visible only to unsuspecting neighbours, must have seemed the perfect base.

Source: The Guardian August 19, 2017 19:07 UTC