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Barcelona attack live: Police confirm 1 dead and 32 injured after van hits crowd in act of terror Barcelona attack live: Police confirm 13 dead and 50 injured after van hits crowd in act of terror
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Barcelona police have confirmed a terrorist attack has taken place in the city centre, after a van drove into a crowd of pedestrians in the central Las Ramblas area.  Spanish authorities have confirmed that at least 13 people have died and 50 have been injured in a terrorist attack in the heart of Barcelona, after a van drove into a crowd of pedestrians in the Las Ramblas area.
Two armed men are reportedly holed up in a nearby restaurant following the incident. One arrest has been made and the suspect is being treated as a terrorist. 
The men – who may be not be those who drove a van into a huge crowd of people earlier – may be holding hostages inside the restaurant. It is unclear if he is the person who drove the van into a crowd of people in one of the busiest squares in the city.
Police have said they are still searching for the man who was driving the van, which drove into one of the busiest squares in the city centre. Authorities say the vehicle mounted a pavement and struck several people in a "massive crash" in the popular tourist area. 
Authorities say a van mounted a pavement and struck several people in a "massive crash" in the area of the city that is popular with tourists. 
Two armed men reportedly entered a restaurant in the city centre after the van crash. 
La Vanguardia newspaper reported that the van entered the pedestrian street from Placa de Catalunya and crashed into the second kiosk on La Rambla. La Vanguardia newspaper reported that the van entered the pedestrian street from Placa de Catalunya and crashed into the second kiosk on La Rambla. 
Daniela Goicoechea, who was walking along La Rambla with three children aged one, two and five, told the Independent: "People started running but we didn't know what was happening. There was a lot of people running. Then policemen began chasing people. We were lost, we ran with three babies and hid in a cafe nearby." Daniela Goicoechea, who was walking along La Rambla with three children aged one, two and five, told the Independent: "People started running but we didn't know what was happening. There was a lot of people running. Then policemen began chasing people. We were lost, we ran with three babies and hid in a cafe nearby." 
Pictures of the van show a white vehicle with the logo of the rental company Telefurgo on its side. Pictures of the van show a white vehicle with the logo of the rental company Telefurgo on its side. 
While full details of the incident were not immediately clear, since July 2016 vehicles have been used to ram into crowds in a series of militant attacks across Europe, killing well over 100 people in Nice, Berlin, London and Stockholm.While full details of the incident were not immediately clear, since July 2016 vehicles have been used to ram into crowds in a series of militant attacks across Europe, killing well over 100 people in Nice, Berlin, London and Stockholm.
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