Police 'foil plot to bomb Spain's Balearic university'
MADRID. October 4. KAZINFORM Spanish police have arrested a 21-year-old man in Palma de Mallorca on suspicion of plotting to bomb the University of the Balearic Islands.
The suspect was seized as he received 140kg (310lb) of ingredients for explosives, apparently to be used for a Columbine-style massacre, police said.
He reportedly kept a diary in which he wrote about his hatred of society, especially college students.
The suspect is believed to have been planning to plant pipe bombs on campus, BBC News reports.
Police began investigating five months ago after finding comments online about the Columbine High School massacre in the US, when two former pupils murdered 12 students and a teacher.
The suspect expressed sympathy for the killers, teenagers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, Spanish police said.
He is said to have initially tried to purchase guns to carry out the attack but then opted for bombs and was arrested at 10:30 local time (08:30 GMT) on Wednesday as he received the explosives.
The university, which is located in Palma, has 16,400 students.