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| Barcelona attack as it happened: At least 13 dead and 100 injured after van hits crowd in act of terror | |
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| Spanish authorities have confirmed that at least 13 people have died and 100 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. | Spanish authorities have confirmed that at least 13 people have died and 100 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. |
| The driver is believed to be at large. Two arrests have been made and the suspects are being treated as terrorists. | |
| Authorities say the vehicle mounted a pavement and struck several people in a "massive crash" in the popular tourist area. | Authorities say the vehicle mounted a pavement and struck several people in a "massive crash" in the popular tourist area. |
| Extremist group Isis has claimed responsibilty for the attack, which has also been linked to an earlier house explosion in the city of Alcanar, 120 miles south of Barcelona. | |
| 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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