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What we know so far about the Barcelona and Cambrils terror attacks What we know so far about the Barcelona and Cambrils terror attacks
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A van has been deliberately driven into pedestrians on one of Barcelona’s most popular boulevards, killing 13 people, and seven people have been injured in a separate attack in Cambrils, 120km away. Here’s what we we know so far: Five suspected terrorists have been shot dead by police in the Spanish coastal town of Cambrils, south-west of Barcelona, after they drove into pedestrians as part of what appeared to be the country’s second terrorist attack in the space of 24 hours.
Thirteen people have been killed in the attack in Barcelona claimed by Isis that happened on Thursday afternoon, Catalonia’s interior minister Joaquim Forn has confirmed. Here’s what we we know so far:
Hours later, police killed five terror suspects in the town of Cambrils as they drove over pedestrians. The suspects were travelling in an Audi A3 and some were wearing what looked like explosive belts. Six civilians and one police officer were injured. Six bystanders and one police officer were injured – two seriously – in the attack in Cambrils. The suspects were travelling in an Audi A3 and some were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts.
Police are linking the killings in Cambril, the Barcelona attack and an explosion on Wednesday night in a house in Alcanar 200km away, in which one person died and several were injured. A second blast in Alcanar injured emergency services personnel, bringing the injury toll to 16, according to Spanish reports. Authorities say the attack is linked to the terrorist assault on Barcelona hours earlier, when a van was deliberately driven into pedestrians on one of Barcelona’s most popular boulevards, killing 13 people, and injuring about 100.
In Barcelona, one Belgian has been confirmed dead. Three Germans are also reportedly among the victims. Fifteen people are in a serious condition after the Barcelona attack. The injured include 26 French people, four Australians, three Dutch, and three Greeks and one Chinese. People of at least 18 nationalities were affected, including Venezuelan, Irish, Peruvian and Algerian, according to Spain’s civil protection agency.
About 100 people were injured and 15 are in serious condition. The injured include 26 French, four Australians, three Dutch, and three Greeks and one Chinese. At least 18 nationalities were affected, including Venezuela, Ireland, Peru and Algeria, according to Spain’s civil protection agency. The driver escaped the scene and remains at large.
The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, said the whole country country stands in solidarity with Barcelona, blaming “jihadi terrorism”. Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack in Las Ramblas, but this could not be verified.
In Barcelona, a white Fiat van reportedly sped at least 500 metres down a road, which is usually packed with people, until it hit a newspaper kiosk and stopped. Two suspects whom police believe to be linked to the Barcelona attack are in custody, although neither is the driver. One is Driss Oukabir, originally named as the suspect, although he is reported to have told police that his identity documents were stolen before they were used to rent the van.
Television pictures showed people lying on the ground and a crashed van, which had stopped on top of a Joan Míro mosaic in Las Ramblas – an area which is very popular with tourists. A third suspect was arrested on Friday morning in Ripoll, north of Barcelona – the same town where Oukabir was taken into custody.
There have been two arrests. Neither are the van driver, who is still being sought. Police believe the pair were linked to the Barcelona attack and the blast in Alcanar. A second van that was believed to have been used as a getaway vehicle for the Barcelona attacker was found abandoned in Vic, 50 miles (80km) away.
Police released a photograph of the man alleged to have rented the van used in the attack. He is identified as Driss Oukabir. Later it was reported that Oukabir handed himself in after seeing his photograph being circulated. He has reportedly denied involvement and told police his documents had been stolen. Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack in Las Ramblas, but this could not be verified.
One witness told Spain’s TVE television he saw the suspect when the van stopped. “It was a person in their 20s, he is very young, brown hair, a slim face,” they said. Officials are also linking the two attacks to an earlier explosion that destroyed a house in Alcanar, killing one person and wounding at least one more. Police now say they believe explosives were being prepared at the property. Alcanar is around 124 miles from Barcelona and 56 miles from Cambrils.
World leaders, including Germany’s Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron, condemned the attack and sent condolences to the victims. Theresa May said: “The UK stands with Spain against terror.” On Thursday, a man was found dead after a shootout at a police roadblock in a town close to Barcelona. Police said at the time it was not connected to the attack in Las Ramblas.
On Friday morning, it emerged that the dead man – the owner of the car – was not in the driver’s seat and had in fact been stabbed to death. A hunt is now under way for the person driving the car to the roadblock. It is possible that this incident is in fact linked to the attacks in Las Ramblas and Cambrils, and the explosion in Alcanar.
World leaders, including Germany’s Angela Merkel and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, have condemned the Barcelona attack and sent condolences to the victims. Theresa May said: “The UK stands with Spain against terror.”
Donald Trump took to Twitter to call on the people of Barcelona to be “tough and strong”.Donald Trump took to Twitter to call on the people of Barcelona to be “tough and strong”.
Boris Johnson, UK’s foreign secretary, said he was doing all he could to identify whether any British people needed help in Barcelona. Boris Johnson, the UK’s foreign secretary, said he was doing all he could to identify whether any British people needed help in Barcelona.