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| Isis claims Barcelona attack that killed at least a dozen people in city centre | Isis claims Barcelona attack that killed at least a dozen people in city centre |
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| Isis have claimed responsibility for the vehicle ramming attack in Las Ramblas, Barcelona. | Isis have claimed responsibility for the vehicle ramming attack in Las Ramblas, Barcelona. |
| At least 13 people were killed and 100 more were hurt when a van ploughed into pedestrians in a busy tourist district. | |
| Isis have claimed responsibility for a number of other terrorist attacks in Europe, including vehicular attacks. | Isis have claimed responsibility for a number of other terrorist attacks in Europe, including vehicular attacks. |
| The extremist group's claim was made on their news agency Amaq. | The extremist group's claim was made on their news agency Amaq. |
| A message said: "The perpetrators of the attack in Barcelona are Islamic State soldiers and carried out the operation on command of Khilafah of targeting coalition countries". | A message said: "The perpetrators of the attack in Barcelona are Islamic State soldiers and carried out the operation on command of Khilafah of targeting coalition countries". |
| The "coalition" refers to the US-led force fighting Isis in Iraq and Syria. | The "coalition" refers to the US-led force fighting Isis in Iraq and Syria. |
| Isis often quickly claim responsibility for terrorist attacks in Europe and elsewhere, even if they have been carried out by so-called 'lone wolves'. | Isis often quickly claim responsibility for terrorist attacks in Europe and elsewhere, even if they have been carried out by so-called 'lone wolves'. |
| But Rita Katz, director of the SITE intelligence group, said the Amq claim was "preceded by celebration from ISIS community, possibly indicating group's knowledge of plan". | But Rita Katz, director of the SITE intelligence group, said the Amq claim was "preceded by celebration from ISIS community, possibly indicating group's knowledge of plan". |
| The group has been suffering severe losses on the battlefield recently, losing Mosul, its major urban stronghold in Iraq, in July. | The group has been suffering severe losses on the battlefield recently, losing Mosul, its major urban stronghold in Iraq, in July. |
| Experts fear this could prompt Isis to adapt more guerilla warfare-type tactics in Western cities. | Experts fear this could prompt Isis to adapt more guerilla warfare-type tactics in Western cities. |