Car-bomb injures two in Barcelona

Barcelona - Two people were wounded early today when a car-bomb exploded in Barcelona, north-east Spain, government sources and…

Barcelona - Two people were wounded early today when a car-bomb exploded in Barcelona, north-east Spain, government sources and police said.

The blast occurred at 1 a.m. (midnight Irish time) in gardens near the Hilton hotel and the Diagonal Avenue on the way into town.

The injured were a cleaner and a guard at a nearby mall.

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