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| Barcelona terror attack: Police find second van connected to Las Ramblas crash which left 'several dead' | Barcelona terror attack: Police find second van connected to Las Ramblas crash which left 'several dead' |
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| A second van linked to an attack that killed 13 people in Barcelona has been found in the small town of Vic in Catalonia, local authorities there have said. | |
| Police had cordoned off the area and were inspecting the vehicle, the city council said. | Police had cordoned off the area and were inspecting the vehicle, the city council said. |
| Another van earlier mounted the pavement and smashed through a crowd in Las Ramblas, a busy tourist district in central Barcelona, leaving a trail of bodies in its wake. | |
| Police immediately cordoned off the road and ordered shops and nearby Metro and train stations to close. | |
| As well as the 13 dead, 50 people have been injured, some seriously. | |
| A suspect has been arrested and another killed in a shootout with police, according to reports. | |
| Spanish media had earlier reported that a second van had been rented as a getaway car by attackers. | |
| Earlier reports that hostages had been taken by armed men in a bar dismissed by police. | |
| The passport of a Spanish citizen, of Moroccan origin, was found at the scene. | |
| Reuters contributed to this report | Reuters contributed to this report |