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| Barcelona attack: Deaths confirmed by Spanish police after van hits crowd in city centre | Barcelona attack: Deaths confirmed by Spanish police after van hits crowd in city centre |
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| Police have confirmed fatalities after a van ploughed into a crowd of people in the Las Ramblas area of Barcelona in what they say was a terror attack. | Police have confirmed fatalities after a van ploughed into a crowd of people in the Las Ramblas area of Barcelona in what they say was a terror attack. |
| Catalan police said an unknown number of people have died in the centre of the Spanish city. | Catalan police said an unknown number of people have died in the centre of the Spanish city. |
| The El Pais reports there are at least 10 dead. Local radio, citing police sources, said there were at least 13 dead. | |
| The number of those injured remains unconfirmed but reports suggest as many as 20 are believed to be hurt at present. | |
| Authorities said the vehicle mounted a pavement and hit people in a "massive crash" in one of the busiest squares in the city centre. | |
| Eyewitnesses reported seeing people running away and screaming after the incident in the popular tourist destination took place. | |
| El Periodico newspaper reported there were between 20 and 25 people injured, citing police sources. | El Periodico newspaper reported there were between 20 and 25 people injured, citing police sources. |
| The El Pais newspaper reported that the driver of the vehicle had fled the scene on foot and police are on the hunt for a man about 1.70 metres tall who is wearing a white and blue stripped shirt. | |
| Two armed men believed to be the perpetrators are reportedly holed up in a Barcelona restaurant after the terror attack. | |
| The men – who may not be those who ploughed a van into a huge crowd of people earlier – may be holding hostages inside the restaurant. One witness told The Independent he had heard a hostage situation was unfolding. | |
| An armed police operation is underway and residents have been told to steer clear of the city's Placa Catalunya. Police have ordered the closure of nearby train and metro stations. | |
| Catalan police have confirmed it is a terrorist attack in a tweet in English. | |
| More news follows | More news follows |