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| Barcelona: Van hits crowds in Ramblas tourist area | |
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| A van has ploughed into crowds in Barcelona's Ramblas tourist area. | |
| Spanish police say several people have been injured in a "massive crash", while emergency services are urging people to stay away from the area around Plaça Catalunya. | |
| Reports from the scene say people are taking cover in nearby shops and cafes. | |
| Reuters news agency reports that emergency services have requested the closure of local metro and train stations. | |
| El Pais newspaper said the driver of the vehicle had fled on foot after mowing down dozens of people. | |
| Steven Turner, who works in the area, told the BBC: "People in my office saw a van ramming into people on La Ramblas. | |
| "I saw about three or four people lying on the ground." | |
| "There are lots of ambulances and armed police with assault rifles around now." | |
| Details of this incident are still unclear, but vehicles have been used to ram into crowds in a series of militant attacks across Europe since July last year. | |
| Las Ramblas | |
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