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| Barcelona attack: police kill four suspects in Cambrils terror raid – latest updates | Barcelona attack: police kill four suspects in Cambrils terror raid – latest updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 2.26am BST | |
| 02:26 | |
| Police also say they are about to conduct “several controlled explosions” in Cambrils and ask people in the town not to be alarmed. | |
| In few minutes we are going to make several controlled explosions in #Cambrils. If you hear detonations DO NOT be alarmed, are controlled! | |
| Updated | |
| at 2.29am BST | |
| 2.25am BST | |
| 02:25 | |
| Six civilians, one police officer, injured in Cambrils | |
| Catalan police have just confirmed that – as well as the four suspects shot dead, and a fifth who was wounded and arrested – six bystanders and one police officer were injured during the operation in Cambrils. | |
| Two are seriously injured. The officer was slightly hurt. | |
| It’s not clear how they were injured. | |
| 2.18am BST | |
| 02:18 | |
| There have been reports in Spanish media that the suspects targeted by police in Cambrils were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. | |
| Police now confirm that bomb disposal experts (Tedex) are investigating this. | |
| In the attack on London Bridge in June, the attackers wore what appeared to be suicide belts, but these were discovered to be fake. | |
| 3.12h Tedax treballa aquesta hora a Cambrils per determinar si els presumptes terroristes portaven cinturons d'explosius | |
| 2.15am BST | |
| 02:15 | |
| Barcelona, Cambrils, Alcanar linked, police say | |
| Catalan police and the region’s interior minister, Joaquim Forn, have confirmed that investigators are working on the presumption that the attack on Las Ramblas, the thwarted attack in Cambrils, and the earlier house explosion in Alcanar are all connected. | |
| 2.10am BST | |
| 02:10 | |
| Tom Phillips | |
| In a statement posted on its website, the Chinese consulate in Barcelona said it was not aware of any Chinese fatalities, but said one tourist from Hong Kong had suffered minor injuries in the attack in Barcelona. | |
| There were no other reports of Chinese citizens having been hurt. The consulate urged Chinese citizens to contact local police in the case of an emergency. | |
| 2.04am BST | |
| 02:04 | |
| The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, said the whole country country stands in solidarity with Barcelona, blaming “jihadi terrorism” for the attack that has left 13 people dead and many more injured. | |
| 1.59am BST | 1.59am BST |
| 01:59 | 01:59 |
| It’s close to 3am in Spain. Catalan police say that although investigations continue in Cambrils, where four suspects were shot dead, “the situation is under control”. | It’s close to 3am in Spain. Catalan police say that although investigations continue in Cambrils, where four suspects were shot dead, “the situation is under control”. |
| 2:56 El dispositiu policial a Cambrils continua en marxa però la situació, a hores d'ara, està sota control. Continuem demanant precaució | 2:56 El dispositiu policial a Cambrils continua en marxa però la situació, a hores d'ara, està sota control. Continuem demanant precaució |
| 1.53am BST | 1.53am BST |
| 01:53 | 01:53 |
| Here is the official statement from the Catalan police about the Cambrils shooting. | Here is the official statement from the Catalan police about the Cambrils shooting. |
| It reads: | It reads: |
| As well as the four killed in Cambrils, there is a fifth perpetrator injured during the same operation. | As well as the four killed in Cambrils, there is a fifth perpetrator injured during the same operation. |
| A banda dels 4 abatuts a Cambrils hi ha una cinquè autor ferit detingut pels mateixos fets | A banda dels 4 abatuts a Cambrils hi ha una cinquè autor ferit detingut pels mateixos fets |
| The injured suspect has been arrested. | The injured suspect has been arrested. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.54am BST | at 1.54am BST |
| 1.51am BST | 1.51am BST |
| 01:51 | 01:51 |
| In photographs and video from the scene in Cambrils, three bodies can be seen lying in front of the town’s yacht club, Club Nàutic: it’s not clear if they are the alleged perpetrators shot by police. | In photographs and video from the scene in Cambrils, three bodies can be seen lying in front of the town’s yacht club, Club Nàutic: it’s not clear if they are the alleged perpetrators shot by police. |
| This image – not taken today – shows the usual view of the club. | This image – not taken today – shows the usual view of the club. |
| 1.49am BST | 1.49am BST |
| 01:49 | 01:49 |
| Giles Tremlett | Giles Tremlett |
| Police in other parts of Spain also appear to be on high alert. At least one police roadblock was operating in the small hours of Friday morning near the Retiro Park in the capital, Madrid, when I reached the city. | Police in other parts of Spain also appear to be on high alert. At least one police roadblock was operating in the small hours of Friday morning near the Retiro Park in the capital, Madrid, when I reached the city. |
| 1.44am BST | 1.44am BST |
| 01:44 | 01:44 |
| This video from Cambrils shows people taking cover as approximately eight shots ring out. | This video from Cambrils shows people taking cover as approximately eight shots ring out. |
| Catalan police later confirmed that officers shot dead four alleged perpetrators and injured one more during the counter-terror raids there. | Catalan police later confirmed that officers shot dead four alleged perpetrators and injured one more during the counter-terror raids there. |
| 1.37am BST | 1.37am BST |
| 01:37 | 01:37 |
| Giles Tremlett | Giles Tremlett |
| This now looks like a coordinated attempt to carry out attacks in several parts of Catalonia, with tourists as a target. | This now looks like a coordinated attempt to carry out attacks in several parts of Catalonia, with tourists as a target. |
| Five other people are reported – though this is not yet confirmed – to have been injured on the seafront Paseo Maritimo in the Cambrils attack, allegedly by the suspected terrorists who were then shot by police. | Five other people are reported – though this is not yet confirmed – to have been injured on the seafront Paseo Maritimo in the Cambrils attack, allegedly by the suspected terrorists who were then shot by police. |
| Police now say that an explosion that destroyed a house in Alcanar Platja on Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring several more, is also linked to the attack. | Police now say that an explosion that destroyed a house in Alcanar Platja on Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring several more, is also linked to the attack. |
| The explosion was initially thought to be caused by the accidental explosion of a gas bottle. | The explosion was initially thought to be caused by the accidental explosion of a gas bottle. |