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| Barcelona attack: five suspects killed in Cambrils in second terrorist attack – latest updates | Barcelona attack: five suspects killed in Cambrils in second terrorist attack – latest updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 7.46am BST | |
| 07:46 | |
| The youngest victim of the Barcelona attack is believed to be a three-year-old girl. A six-year-old girl is also seriously ill in hospital. | |
| Citizens from 24 countries are among the 13 killed and 100 wounded in the attack in Las Ramblas, Catalan officials said. | |
| Three of the dead are believed to be German. Belgium’s foreign affairs minister, Didier Reynders, confirmed one Belgian had also died. | |
| France says 26 of its citizens are injured, at least 11 of them seriously. | |
| Four Australians were wounded: two women remain in hospital in a serious but stable condition, while two men were treated and released. | |
| Three people from the Netherlands are among the wounded, along with a woman and her two children from Greece. | |
| A Hong Kong citizen suffered minor injuries, as did one American. | |
| Here is what we know about the victims so far: | |
| 7.38am BST | |
| 07:38 | |
| Third person arrested | |
| Catalan police say a third person has been arrested. | |
| The suspect was detained in Ripoll, about 96km (60 miles) north of Barcelona, where one of the two men already in custody, Driss Oukabir, was arrested on Thursday. | |
| S'ha fet un tercer detingut a Ripoll en el marc del dispositiu policial dels atemptats#Cambrils #Barcelona | |
| 7.26am BST | |
| 07:26 | |
| Stephen Burgen reports from Barcelona: | |
| There were reports on Thursday afternoon that a car drove through a roadblock on the Avinguda Diagonal in the south of the city, injuring one police officer. | |
| The incident took place at at 19.45, around two hours and 20 minutes after the attack in Las Ramblas. | |
| It was reported shortly afterwards that the car was intercepted a few kilometres out of the city in Sant Just Desvern, where the driver was shot dead by police. | |
| However, in the early hours of this morning Joaquim Forn, the Catalan interior minister, confirmed that the victim had died of stab wounds and was found in the passenger seat of the car. | |
| The man, as yet unnamed, was the car’s owner and has no criminal record, suggesting that the car was hijacked and the hijacker got away, although there has been no official confirmation. | |
| Updated | |
| at 7.31am BST | |
| 7.19am BST | |
| 07:19 | |
| This is from the Guardian’s Madrid correspondent, Sam Jones: | |
| Spain’s El Mundo is reporting that postmortem examinations have already been carried out on the bodies of the 13 people who died in Barcelona. | |
| DNA samples have also been taken and dental examinations will follow. | |
| Updated | |
| at 7.20am BST | |
| 7.06am BST | 7.06am BST |
| 07:06 | 07:06 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| Cambrils | Cambrils |
| A second terror attack has taken place in Cambrils, a coastal town around 120km from Barcelona. Six bystanders and one police officer were injured – two seriously – when they were reportedly deliberately hit by a car. | A second terror attack has taken place in Cambrils, a coastal town around 120km from Barcelona. Six bystanders and one police officer were injured – two seriously – when they were reportedly deliberately hit by a car. |
| Police officers then shot dead five suspects, some of whom were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. | Police officers then shot dead five suspects, some of whom were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. |
| Barcelona | Barcelona |
| Authorities say the attack is linked to the terrorist assault on Barcelona earlier on Thursday, when a man drove a van into pedestrians in Las Ramblas, killing 13 people and injuring 100 more. | Authorities say the attack is linked to the terrorist assault on Barcelona earlier on Thursday, when a man drove a van into pedestrians in Las Ramblas, killing 13 people and injuring 100 more. |
| The driver escaped the scene and remains at large. | The driver escaped the scene and remains at large. |
| 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. | 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. |
| A second van that was believed to have been used as a getaway vehicle for the Barcelona attacker was found abandoned in Vic, 80km away. | A second van that was believed to have been used as a getaway vehicle for the Barcelona attacker was found abandoned in Vic, 80km away. |
| Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack in Las Ramblas, but this could not be verified. | Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack in Las Ramblas, but this could not be verified. |
| Alcanar | Alcanar |
| 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. | 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 200km (124 miles) from Barcelona and 90km (56 miles) from Cambrils. | Alcanar is around 200km (124 miles) from Barcelona and 90km (56 miles) from Cambrils. |
| Sant Just Desvern | Sant Just Desvern |
| On Thursday, a shootout at a police roadblock in a town close to Barcelona left a man dead. Police said it was not connected to the attack in Las Ramblas. | On Thursday, a shootout at a police roadblock in a town close to Barcelona left a man dead. Police said 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. | 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 underway for the person driving the car to the roadblock. | A hunt is now underway for the person driving the car to the roadblock. |
| It is possible that this incident is also linked to the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, and the explosion in Alcanar. | It is possible that this incident is also linked to the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, and the explosion in Alcanar. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.30am BST | |
| 6.54am BST | 6.54am BST |
| 06:54 | 06:54 |
| Three Germans and one Belgian among 13 dead | Three Germans and one Belgian among 13 dead |
| According to Spanish media, police have confirmed that among the 13 people killed in Barcelona were three Germans and one Belgian. | According to Spanish media, police have confirmed that among the 13 people killed in Barcelona were three Germans and one Belgian. |
| No further details have been released at this stage. | No further details have been released at this stage. |
| 6.43am BST | 6.43am BST |
| 06:43 | 06:43 |
| The French foreign ministry says 26 of its citizens are among the more than 100 injured in the attack in Barcelona. | The French foreign ministry says 26 of its citizens are among the more than 100 injured in the attack in Barcelona. |
| Eleven of them are in a serious condition, it says. | Eleven of them are in a serious condition, it says. |
| The French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, will visit Barcelona on Friday. | The French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, will visit Barcelona on Friday. |
| 6.36am BST | 6.36am BST |
| 06:36 | 06:36 |
| Between the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, and while police were hunting the driver of the van that ploughed through Las Ramblas, officials said a man had been killed at a shootout at a police roadblock in Sant Just Desvern, but said it was not connected to the terror attack. | Between the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, and while police were hunting the driver of the van that ploughed through Las Ramblas, officials said a man had been killed at a shootout at a police roadblock in Sant Just Desvern, but said it was not connected to the terror attack. |
| This version of events now seems to be in doubt. | This version of events now seems to be in doubt. |
| Catalan interior minister Joaquim Forn has said this morning that the man – whom police had identified as the owner of the car – did not die from gunshot wounds. | Catalan interior minister Joaquim Forn has said this morning that the man – whom police had identified as the owner of the car – did not die from gunshot wounds. |
| La Vanguardia reports that the man in fact died of stab wounds and was not in the driver’s seat. It says police are now hunting the person who was behind the wheel – raising the possibility that this man was indeed involved in the attack in Las Ramblas. | La Vanguardia reports that the man in fact died of stab wounds and was not in the driver’s seat. It says police are now hunting the person who was behind the wheel – raising the possibility that this man was indeed involved in the attack in Las Ramblas. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.57am BST | at 6.57am BST |
| 6.30am BST | 6.30am BST |
| 06:30 | 06:30 |
| Of the seven people (six bystanders and one police officer) injured during the attack on Cambrils, five remain in hospital. | Of the seven people (six bystanders and one police officer) injured during the attack on Cambrils, five remain in hospital. |
| One is in a critical condition, two in a serious condition, and two are stable, according to emergency services. | One is in a critical condition, two in a serious condition, and two are stable, according to emergency services. |
| 6.27am BST | 6.27am BST |
| 06:27 | 06:27 |
| A view of Las Ramblas on Friday morning: | A view of Las Ramblas on Friday morning: |
| #Canaletes, #Rambles ara mateix @maticatradio pic.twitter.com/uyoJSsDmd9 | #Canaletes, #Rambles ara mateix @maticatradio pic.twitter.com/uyoJSsDmd9 |
| 6.22am BST | 6.22am BST |
| 06:22 | 06:22 |
| Naaman Zhou | Naaman Zhou |
| Events began to unfold on Wednesday night in Alcanar, 200km south of Barcelona. | Events began to unfold on Wednesday night in Alcanar, 200km south of Barcelona. |
| An explosion at a house in the tiny town of Alcanar, the southernmost point of Catalonia, killed one person and wounded 16. | An explosion at a house in the tiny town of Alcanar, the southernmost point of Catalonia, killed one person and wounded 16. |
| Senior police official Josep Lluis Trapero said the blast was related to the van attack in Barcelona, and that those in the house were attempting to “prepare an explosive device”. | Senior police official Josep Lluis Trapero said the blast was related to the van attack in Barcelona, and that those in the house were attempting to “prepare an explosive device”. |
| Police said the blast was the result of an accumulation of gas, but did not release further details. Most injuries occured after firefighters and police officers were caught by a second blast while investigating the initial explosion. | Police said the blast was the result of an accumulation of gas, but did not release further details. Most injuries occured after firefighters and police officers were caught by a second blast while investigating the initial explosion. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.23am BST | at 6.23am BST |
| 6.09am BST | 6.09am BST |
| 06:09 | 06:09 |
| Las Ramblas van driver remains at large | Las Ramblas van driver remains at large |
| The hunt continues for the driver of the van who killed 13 people in Las Ramblas and injured 100 more. | The hunt continues for the driver of the van who killed 13 people in Las Ramblas and injured 100 more. |
| The Catalan interior minister, Joaquim Forn, said on Friday morning that the Barcelona attacker remains at large. | The Catalan interior minister, Joaquim Forn, said on Friday morning that the Barcelona attacker remains at large. |
| Police shot dead five other suspects in Cambrils after a second terror attack in the early hours of Friday morning. Authorities say the two attacks are linked. | Police shot dead five other suspects in Cambrils after a second terror attack in the early hours of Friday morning. Authorities say the two attacks are linked. |
| Forn told local radio RAC1 early Friday: | Forn told local radio RAC1 early Friday: |
| [It] follows the same trail. There is a connection. | [It] follows the same trail. There is a connection. |
| Both are also being linked to an explosion in Alcanar, around 200km from Barcelona and 90km from Cambrils, which destroyed a house, killing one person. Police say the property was being used to prepare explosives. | Both are also being linked to an explosion in Alcanar, around 200km from Barcelona and 90km from Cambrils, which destroyed a house, killing one person. Police say the property was being used to prepare explosives. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.12am BST | at 6.12am BST |
| 5.59am BST | 5.59am BST |
| 05:59 | 05:59 |
| What we know about those killed and injured | What we know about those killed and injured |
| Barcelona | Barcelona |
| 13 people are confirmed to have died after a van was driven into pedestrians in Las Ramblas. | 13 people are confirmed to have died after a van was driven into pedestrians in Las Ramblas. |
| Around 100 people were injured, at least 15 of them seriously. | Around 100 people were injured, at least 15 of them seriously. |
| Two men have been arrested – including Driss Oukabir, who was initially suspected of being the driver – but police have now said neither man was behind the wheel. They remain in custody. | Two men have been arrested – including Driss Oukabir, who was initially suspected of being the driver – but police have now said neither man was behind the wheel. They remain in custody. |
| Police are still searching for the driver. | Police are still searching for the driver. |
| Cambrils | Cambrils |
| Six bystanders were wounded, one critically and another seriously, in a second terror attack in which a vehicle was driven at pedestrians in an echo of the Barcelona attack. | Six bystanders were wounded, one critically and another seriously, in a second terror attack in which a vehicle was driven at pedestrians in an echo of the Barcelona attack. |
| Police shot dead four suspects in the coastal town, around 120kms from Barcelona. A fifth, who was injured and arrested, has since died. Some were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. | Police shot dead four suspects in the coastal town, around 120kms from Barcelona. A fifth, who was injured and arrested, has since died. Some were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. |
| A police officer was also slightly injured in the counter-terror operation. | A police officer was also slightly injured in the counter-terror operation. |
| Alcanar | Alcanar |
| Before the attack in Las Ramblas, one person was killed and at least one other wounded in an explosion that destroyed a house in Alcanar, around 200km from Barcelona and 90km from Cambrils. | Before the attack in Las Ramblas, one person was killed and at least one other wounded in an explosion that destroyed a house in Alcanar, around 200km from Barcelona and 90km from Cambrils. |
| The cause was initially thought to be a gas leak but police now say they are linking it to the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils. | The cause was initially thought to be a gas leak but police now say they are linking it to the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils. |
| 5.54am BST | 5.54am BST |
| 05:54 | 05:54 |
| Catalan police are asking anyone with information about the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils to contact them by email or phone: | Catalan police are asking anyone with information about the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils to contact them by email or phone: |
| ⚠️ Si tens informació sobre incidents ocorreguts a #Rambles i #Cambrils contacta amb nosaltres: 📨 mossos.terrorisme@gencat.cat📞 937 285 220 | ⚠️ Si tens informació sobre incidents ocorreguts a #Rambles i #Cambrils contacta amb nosaltres: 📨 mossos.terrorisme@gencat.cat📞 937 285 220 |
| 5.48am BST | 5.48am BST |
| 05:48 | 05:48 |
| News broke that police had shot and killed what they called “perpetrators” in the coastal town of Cambrils in the early hours of Friday morning. | News broke that police had shot and killed what they called “perpetrators” in the coastal town of Cambrils in the early hours of Friday morning. |
| Initially the circumstances of the police operation were unclear, although officials said they were responding to a “possible terror attack”. | Initially the circumstances of the police operation were unclear, although officials said they were responding to a “possible terror attack”. |
| Four suspects were shot and killed at the scene; a fifth was injured and arrested but later died. | Four suspects were shot and killed at the scene; a fifth was injured and arrested but later died. |
| It then emerged that the five are believed to have driven a vehicle – reportedly an Audi A3 – into pedestrians on Cambrils’ seafront, close to the Club Nàutic (yacht club). | It then emerged that the five are believed to have driven a vehicle – reportedly an Audi A3 – into pedestrians on Cambrils’ seafront, close to the Club Nàutic (yacht club). |
| Six bystanders and one police officer were wounded. The officer was only lightly injured, but two of the others are said by health authorities to be in a serious condition. | Six bystanders and one police officer were wounded. The officer was only lightly injured, but two of the others are said by health authorities to be in a serious condition. |
| Police have confirmed that some of the five suspects appeared to be wearing explosive belts, and specialist bomb disposal teams were brought in. | Police have confirmed that some of the five suspects appeared to be wearing explosive belts, and specialist bomb disposal teams were brought in. |
| 5.42am BST | 5.42am BST |
| 05:42 | 05:42 |
| Australia’s foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has just confirmed that four Australians were injured in the attack in Barcelona. | Australia’s foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has just confirmed that four Australians were injured in the attack in Barcelona. |
| Two men, including one who was hit by the van, have been treated in hospital and released. | Two men, including one who was hit by the van, have been treated in hospital and released. |
| Three have received consular support but one remains unaccounted for, she says. | Three have received consular support but one remains unaccounted for, she says. |
| There are no reports that Australians were caught up in the second attack at Cambrils, or the earlier house explosion at Alcanar. | There are no reports that Australians were caught up in the second attack at Cambrils, or the earlier house explosion at Alcanar. |
| 5.31am BST | 5.31am BST |
| 05:31 | 05:31 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| A second terror attack has taken place in Cambrils, a coastal town around 120km from Barcelona. Six bystanders and one police officer were injured – two seriously – when they were reportedly deliberately hit by a car. | A second terror attack has taken place in Cambrils, a coastal town around 120km from Barcelona. Six bystanders and one police officer were injured – two seriously – when they were reportedly deliberately hit by a car. |
| Police officers then shot dead five suspects, some of whom were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. | Police officers then shot dead five suspects, some of whom were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. |
| Authorities say the attack is linked to the terrorist assault on Barcelona earlier on Thursday, when a man drove a van into pedestrians in Las Ramblas, killing 13 people and injuring 100 more. | Authorities say the attack is linked to the terrorist assault on Barcelona earlier on Thursday, when a man drove a van into pedestrians in Las Ramblas, killing 13 people and injuring 100 more. |
| The driver escaped the scene and a police manhunt for him continues. | The driver escaped the scene and a police manhunt for him continues. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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 200km (124 miles) from Barcelona and 90km (56 miles) from Cambrils. | Alcanar is around 200km (124 miles) from Barcelona and 90km (56 miles) from Cambrils. |
| A second van that was believed to have been used as a getaway vehicle for the Barcelona attacker was found abandoned in Vic, 80km away. | A second van that was believed to have been used as a getaway vehicle for the Barcelona attacker was found abandoned in Vic, 80km away. |
| Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack in Las Ramblas, but this could not be verified. | Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack in Las Ramblas, but this could not be verified. |