MADRID — Authorities in Barcelona evacuate one of the Spanish city’s popular beaches after reports of a possible explosive device there.
City police say on their Twitter account that “a possible explosive device was found” by officers at the Sant Sebastià beach, around a kilometer (mile) from the city’s famous Gothic quarter.
Spanish media are speculating that it could be an unexploded device remaining from World War II, but there is no confirmation of that.
Spanish radio station COPE reports the device is in the sea, about 40 meters (yards) off the coast.
A police bomb squad is heading to the scene, COPE says, quoting Spanish news agency Efe.
The beach was reportedly full of people when it was evacuated in the early afternoon, with temperatures close to 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit).
— AP
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