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| Barcelona and Cambrils attackers planned bigger atrocity, say police – live updates | Barcelona and Cambrils attackers planned bigger atrocity, say police – live updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 10.22pm BST | |
| 22:22 | |
| Some more of the victims of the Las Ramblas attack have been named. | |
| Pepita Codina, 75, from the small town of Hipolit de Voldrega, near Barcelona. Her identity has not yet been formally confirmed, but the mayor of her hometown has said on social media that she was among those killed. | |
| Ana Maria Suarez. She was the sole victim of the Cambrils attack in the early hours of Friday morning, according to the Spanish Royal Family’s Twitter account. | |
| Jared Tucker, 42, from California. His death was confirmed by his father to the New York Daily News. He was visiting Barcelona with his wife to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. | |
| There are at least 34 nationalities represented among the victims of the attacks, the Catalan authorities have said; a picture of the enduring appeal of Barcelona and its most famous street - Las Ramblas - to tourists from all over the world. | |
| Las víctimas mortales y heridos de los atentados #Cambrils y #Barcelona son según un balance provisional de 34 nacionalidades diferentes pic.twitter.com/d8iGWCHQSC | |
| 9.37pm BST | 9.37pm BST |
| 21:37 | 21:37 |
| Seven-year-old British-Australian boy missing | Seven-year-old British-Australian boy missing |
| The seven-year-old Australian boy who is believed to be missing following the attack, named by his family as Julian Cadman, is also thought to be a dual British national. He was visiting Barcelona with his mother but became separated in the chaos on Las Ramblas and has not been seen since. Julian’s parents are travelling to Spain from Australia, and his grandfather has urged people to share an image of the boy on Facebook: | |
| My grandson, Julian Alessandro Cadman is missing. Please like and share. We have found Jom (my daughter in law) and she is (in a) serious but stable condition in hospital. | |
| Julian is seven years old and was out with Jom when they were separated, due to the recent terrorist activity. Please share if you have family or friends in Barcelona. | Julian is seven years old and was out with Jom when they were separated, due to the recent terrorist activity. Please share if you have family or friends in Barcelona. |
| Earlier on Friday, Theresa May said that the British authorities were “urgently looking into reports” that a dual-national British child was missing. The Australian foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has also told reporters that one Australian citizen remains unaccounted for. | Earlier on Friday, Theresa May said that the British authorities were “urgently looking into reports” that a dual-national British child was missing. The Australian foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has also told reporters that one Australian citizen remains unaccounted for. |
| Updated | |
| at 10.03pm BST | |
| 9.26pm BST | 9.26pm BST |
| 21:26 | 21:26 |
| One more victim of the Las Ramblas attack has been named: Jared Tucker, from California. His father, Daniel Tucker, told the New York Daily News his son’s wife had identified his body in a Barcelona morgue. The couple were visiting the city to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. A second American citizen has been confirmed as a casualty, suffering minor injuries in the incident, the US State Department has said. | One more victim of the Las Ramblas attack has been named: Jared Tucker, from California. His father, Daniel Tucker, told the New York Daily News his son’s wife had identified his body in a Barcelona morgue. The couple were visiting the city to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. A second American citizen has been confirmed as a casualty, suffering minor injuries in the incident, the US State Department has said. |
| 8.10pm BST | 8.10pm BST |
| 20:10 | 20:10 |
| An official with Spain’s police union has backed up earlier reports that the teenager suspected of driving the van into crowds of pedestrians on Las Ramblas was shot dead by police during the shootout in Cambrils on Friday morning. Spanish media reported earlier on Friday that Moussa Oukabir, 17, was among the five men killed by officers after a second vehicle attack. Now, a union official has told AP colleagues in the Civil Guard police force confirmed to him Oukabir was killed in the Cambrils incident. Investigators believe Oukabir was behind the wheel of the van which ploughed into tourists in Barcelona’s city centre on Thursday, killing at least 13 and injuring 100. | An official with Spain’s police union has backed up earlier reports that the teenager suspected of driving the van into crowds of pedestrians on Las Ramblas was shot dead by police during the shootout in Cambrils on Friday morning. Spanish media reported earlier on Friday that Moussa Oukabir, 17, was among the five men killed by officers after a second vehicle attack. Now, a union official has told AP colleagues in the Civil Guard police force confirmed to him Oukabir was killed in the Cambrils incident. Investigators believe Oukabir was behind the wheel of the van which ploughed into tourists in Barcelona’s city centre on Thursday, killing at least 13 and injuring 100. |
| 7.59pm BST | 7.59pm BST |
| 19:59 | 19:59 |
| Barcelona footballers will wear a tribute to the victims of the terror attacks on their shirts for their next match. The club have secured the approval of the Spanish football authorities to have the message #TotsSomBarcelona (We are all Barcelona) embroidered on their jerseys for their game against Real Betis on Sunday. The players will also wear black armbands. All 40 sides in Spain’s top two football divisions are set to also hold a minute’s silence before their matches kick off over the weekend. | Barcelona footballers will wear a tribute to the victims of the terror attacks on their shirts for their next match. The club have secured the approval of the Spanish football authorities to have the message #TotsSomBarcelona (We are all Barcelona) embroidered on their jerseys for their game against Real Betis on Sunday. The players will also wear black armbands. All 40 sides in Spain’s top two football divisions are set to also hold a minute’s silence before their matches kick off over the weekend. |
| 7.46pm BST | 7.46pm BST |
| 19:46 | 19:46 |
| The Spanish police are reportedly searching for a white Renault Kangoo van which was rented by the Barcelona suspects on Thursday. French security sources told the AP news agency that the four men being sought by the police may have crossed the border into France in the vehicle. France’s interior minister, Gérard Collomb, earlier said that surveillance on the usually open border between his country and Spain had been heightened following the terror attacks across Catalonia. | The Spanish police are reportedly searching for a white Renault Kangoo van which was rented by the Barcelona suspects on Thursday. French security sources told the AP news agency that the four men being sought by the police may have crossed the border into France in the vehicle. France’s interior minister, Gérard Collomb, earlier said that surveillance on the usually open border between his country and Spain had been heightened following the terror attacks across Catalonia. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.00pm BST | at 9.00pm BST |
| 7.03pm BST | 7.03pm BST |
| 19:03 | 19:03 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| The death toll of the attacks in Spain stands at 14 people. Those named so far are: Bruno Gulotta, 35; Luca Russo, 25; Elke Vanbockrijck, 44; and Francisco López Rodríguez, 60. There were 130 people injured from at least 34 countries and 17 of them are in a critical condition. | The death toll of the attacks in Spain stands at 14 people. Those named so far are: Bruno Gulotta, 35; Luca Russo, 25; Elke Vanbockrijck, 44; and Francisco López Rodríguez, 60. There were 130 people injured from at least 34 countries and 17 of them are in a critical condition. |
| Four people have been arrested, none of whom had previous links to terrorism, and Spanish police are searching for four more men. They have been unable to confirm reports that the driver of the van used in the Barcelona attack was killed in the later atrocity in Cambrils. | Four people have been arrested, none of whom had previous links to terrorism, and Spanish police are searching for four more men. They have been unable to confirm reports that the driver of the van used in the Barcelona attack was killed in the later atrocity in Cambrils. |
| The UK Foreign Office confirmed that it was helping a “small number” of British citizens and the prime minister said a child with British nationality is among the missing. | The UK Foreign Office confirmed that it was helping a “small number” of British citizens and the prime minister said a child with British nationality is among the missing. |
| Here is what we know about the related terrorist attacks that took place on Thursday and Friday: | Here is what we know about the related terrorist attacks that took place on Thursday and Friday: |
| Barcelona | Barcelona |
| A man drove a van into pedestrians in Las Ramblas, killing 13 people and injuring 100. | A man drove a van into pedestrians in Las Ramblas, killing 13 people and injuring 100. |
| Spanish police are hunting four men, including Moussa Oukabir, the teenager who is suspected of being the driver of the van. | Spanish police are hunting four men, including Moussa Oukabir, the teenager who is suspected of being the driver of the van. |
| A minute’s silence was held in Barcelona’s main square, followed by several minutes of applause. Spain’s King Felipe and its prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, attended. A minute’s silence was also held at the EU buildings in Brussels. | A minute’s silence was held in Barcelona’s main square, followed by several minutes of applause. Spain’s King Felipe and its prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, attended. A minute’s silence was also held at the EU buildings in Brussels. |
| A seven-year-old Australian boy, Julian Cadman, became separated from his mother, who is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. | A seven-year-old Australian boy, Julian Cadman, became separated from his mother, who is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. |
| Authorities say the subsequent attack in Cambrils is linked to the terrorist assault on Barcelona. | Authorities say the subsequent attack in Cambrils is linked to the terrorist assault on Barcelona. |
| Four suspects arrested on Thursday are being held on suspicion of links to the Barcelona attack, but police say none of them was the driver. | Four suspects arrested on Thursday are being held on suspicion of links to the Barcelona attack, but police say none of them was the driver. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. |
| Cambrils | Cambrils |
| A second terrorist attack took place in Cambrils, a coastal town around 120km from Barcelona, in the early hours of Friday. | A second terrorist attack took place in Cambrils, a coastal town around 120km from Barcelona, in the early hours of Friday. |
| One person was killed and five bystanders and one police officer were injured – two seriously – when they were reported to have been deliberately hit by a car. | One person was killed and five bystanders and one police officer were injured – two seriously – when they were reported to have been deliberately hit by a car. |
| The attackers were wearing fake suicide vests, according to Catalan officials cited by El Pais. | The attackers were wearing fake suicide vests, according to Catalan officials cited by El Pais. |
| Police officers shot dead five suspects, some of whom were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. A single police officer was responsible for killing four of the attackers after his partner was injured. | Police officers shot dead five suspects, some of whom were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. A single police officer was responsible for killing four of the attackers after his partner was injured. |
| The Audi A3 used in the Cambrils attack was removed by police. Its back window was smashed and it was upside down. | The Audi A3 used in the Cambrils attack was removed by police. Its back window was smashed and it was upside down. |
| Javier Zaragoza, the head of the Audiencia Nacional, the court that deals with terror offences, said on Friday that those killed had no known links to jihadism. | Javier Zaragoza, the head of the Audiencia Nacional, the court that deals with terror offences, said on Friday that those killed had no known links to jihadism. |
| 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 about 200km (124 miles) from Barcelona and 90km (56 miles) from Cambrils. | Alcanar is about 200km (124 miles) from Barcelona and 90km (56 miles) from Cambrils. |
| Investigators are picking through the remains of the building where the explosion took place. | Investigators are picking through the remains of the building where the explosion took place. |
| You can read the full report here: | You can read the full report here: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.08pm BST | at 9.08pm BST |
| 6.42pm BST | 6.42pm BST |
| 18:42 | 18:42 |
| Giles Tremlett | Giles Tremlett |
| All that remains of the holiday house that used to sit on a bumpy track overlooking the Mediterranean Sea at Alcanar, 100 miles south of Barcelona, is a pile of colourful rubble. | All that remains of the holiday house that used to sit on a bumpy track overlooking the Mediterranean Sea at Alcanar, 100 miles south of Barcelona, is a pile of colourful rubble. |
| Police now suspect this was the bomb-making factory where those who carried out the terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils on Thursday and Friday were trying to build a potent explosive device. | Police now suspect this was the bomb-making factory where those who carried out the terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils on Thursday and Friday were trying to build a potent explosive device. |
| This appears to have exploded prematurely at the house late on Wednesday night, killing one person. | This appears to have exploded prematurely at the house late on Wednesday night, killing one person. |
| The explosion rained fist-sized chunks of masonry down on to the swimming pool and garden terrace of the Hostal Montecarlo 100 metres away, while bits of human flesh landed in neighbouring gardens. | The explosion rained fist-sized chunks of masonry down on to the swimming pool and garden terrace of the Hostal Montecarlo 100 metres away, while bits of human flesh landed in neighbouring gardens. |
| “It rocked everything and smashed some of our windows too,” said Cristina Bolz, whose family owns the hostel. | “It rocked everything and smashed some of our windows too,” said Cristina Bolz, whose family owns the hostel. |
| One body has been recovered from the debris so far and a man who was taken to hospital with injuries has been arrested after police linked the explosion here to the attacks in Barcelona on Thursday afternoon and Cambrils in the early hours of Friday. | One body has been recovered from the debris so far and a man who was taken to hospital with injuries has been arrested after police linked the explosion here to the attacks in Barcelona on Thursday afternoon and Cambrils in the early hours of Friday. |
| On Friday afternoon, police continued to search through the rubble, looking for more bodies and clues that might help them identify other members of the group. | On Friday afternoon, police continued to search through the rubble, looking for more bodies and clues that might help them identify other members of the group. |
| They suspect that the men who met here wanted to fill a van with butane bottles and then blow it up. | They suspect that the men who met here wanted to fill a van with butane bottles and then blow it up. |
| An ambulance pulled up at the site late on Friday afternoon, but it was not clear whether it was there to take another body away or as a precaution because police were planning to carry out a series of controlled explosions. | An ambulance pulled up at the site late on Friday afternoon, but it was not clear whether it was there to take another body away or as a precaution because police were planning to carry out a series of controlled explosions. |
| The house, which had been repossessed by a bank years ago, was being squatted by a group of men who neighbours assumed were Moroccan and who came and went on powerful Kawasaki motorbikes. | The house, which had been repossessed by a bank years ago, was being squatted by a group of men who neighbours assumed were Moroccan and who came and went on powerful Kawasaki motorbikes. |
| Police thought this meant it had been a drugs factory of some kind and initially treated the explosion as an accident. More than a dozen orange-coloured butane gas bottles were found in the rubble and Eric Groby, the next door neighbour who was first to arrive at the scene, noticed gas immediately. | Police thought this meant it had been a drugs factory of some kind and initially treated the explosion as an accident. More than a dozen orange-coloured butane gas bottles were found in the rubble and Eric Groby, the next door neighbour who was first to arrive at the scene, noticed gas immediately. |
| “There was a hissing sound of gas escaping from somewhere and it also smelt,” the Frenchman said on Friday as he waited to be allowed back to his house after the area had been cordoned off by police and fire fighters. | “There was a hissing sound of gas escaping from somewhere and it also smelt,” the Frenchman said on Friday as he waited to be allowed back to his house after the area had been cordoned off by police and fire fighters. |
| The force of the explosion was so strong that it had broken the plate Groby was holding in his hands, and a lump of rubble flew into his face, leaving him with a black eye. | The force of the explosion was so strong that it had broken the plate Groby was holding in his hands, and a lump of rubble flew into his face, leaving him with a black eye. |
| Patrick Vinaros, another neighbour in this estate of mostly simple houses built in an unfashionable stretch of the Catalan coast, said the group of men who had been squatting the house for almost a year kept themselves to themselves. | Patrick Vinaros, another neighbour in this estate of mostly simple houses built in an unfashionable stretch of the Catalan coast, said the group of men who had been squatting the house for almost a year kept themselves to themselves. |
| “We never spoke to them,” he said. “They weren’t unfriendly, but they made a lot of noise with their motorbikes.” | “We never spoke to them,” he said. “They weren’t unfriendly, but they made a lot of noise with their motorbikes.” |
| He said the men who frequented the house seemed to be Muslims, with some wearing long beards. | He said the men who frequented the house seemed to be Muslims, with some wearing long beards. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.07pm BST | at 7.07pm BST |
| 6.28pm BST | 6.28pm BST |
| 18:28 | 18:28 |
| Ashifa Kassam | Ashifa Kassam |
| Soon after one the main thoroughfares in their city became the scene of a terror attack, Barcelona residents responded with an outpouring of kindness, offering places to stay, free rides and translation services to anyone caught up in Thursday’s attacks. | Soon after one the main thoroughfares in their city became the scene of a terror attack, Barcelona residents responded with an outpouring of kindness, offering places to stay, free rides and translation services to anyone caught up in Thursday’s attacks. |
| Echoing initiatives launched after the attacks in France, Belgium and Manchester, hundreds of Barcelona residents invited people into their homes on Thursday tagging posts with #bedinbarcelona. | Echoing initiatives launched after the attacks in France, Belgium and Manchester, hundreds of Barcelona residents invited people into their homes on Thursday tagging posts with #bedinbarcelona. |
| Miguel García Casado said he would be taking in a French couple and their two children who had been caught up in the attacks. “What movie and special dinner should we make?” García Casado wrote on Twitter. | Miguel García Casado said he would be taking in a French couple and their two children who had been caught up in the attacks. “What movie and special dinner should we make?” García Casado wrote on Twitter. |
| The family were tourists who were staying in Penedès, some 60 miles from Barcelona, but were stranded as their car was parked in a closed-off area of Plaça de Catalunya. The night proved fun, he said. “I’m explaining to their youngest daughter what the monarchy is. I’m dying of laughter,” he wrote. “In the end, we had pizza and watched Hotel Transylvania 2,” he added, sharing a picture of the group on Twitter. | The family were tourists who were staying in Penedès, some 60 miles from Barcelona, but were stranded as their car was parked in a closed-off area of Plaça de Catalunya. The night proved fun, he said. “I’m explaining to their youngest daughter what the monarchy is. I’m dying of laughter,” he wrote. “In the end, we had pizza and watched Hotel Transylvania 2,” he added, sharing a picture of the group on Twitter. |
| As news broke that more than 100 people had been injured in the Las Ramblas attack, dozens of the city’s residents queued to donate blood. On Thursday, authorities said they had enough reserves to attend to all of the injured. | As news broke that more than 100 people had been injured in the Las Ramblas attack, dozens of the city’s residents queued to donate blood. On Thursday, authorities said they had enough reserves to attend to all of the injured. |
| Offers of help continued to pour in from Catalonia after police said they had expanded their operations to the coastal town of Cambrils. Some offered translation services or baby supplies while several taxi companies and ride services offered free drives to anyone who might be in need. | Offers of help continued to pour in from Catalonia after police said they had expanded their operations to the coastal town of Cambrils. Some offered translation services or baby supplies while several taxi companies and ride services offered free drives to anyone who might be in need. |
| Public transport officials announced there would be no charge for the metro or bus services in Barcelona and Tourism Barcelona said it was working with the hotel chain Gremi D’Hotels to offer alternative hotel rooms to stranded tourists. | Public transport officials announced there would be no charge for the metro or bus services in Barcelona and Tourism Barcelona said it was working with the hotel chain Gremi D’Hotels to offer alternative hotel rooms to stranded tourists. |
| At the Taller de Tapas restaurant – located metres from Thursday’s deadly attack – dozens packed into the restaurant after fleeing Las Ramblas. Waiters handed out water and plates of the classic tapas dish patatas bravas, doing what they could to calm people. “We had people here from all over the world and I was trying my best to reassure them,” employee Gurdeep Singh told La Vanguardia. | At the Taller de Tapas restaurant – located metres from Thursday’s deadly attack – dozens packed into the restaurant after fleeing Las Ramblas. Waiters handed out water and plates of the classic tapas dish patatas bravas, doing what they could to calm people. “We had people here from all over the world and I was trying my best to reassure them,” employee Gurdeep Singh told La Vanguardia. |
| Immediately after the attack, police had asked the restaurant to close its doors, said Singh. But after seeing people panicking and in tears on Las Ramblas, Singh said he began inviting people to take shelter in the restaurant. “I left the door open and I was there for about six or seven hours. There were groups, kids, strollers – everything. I couldn’t not let them in.” | Immediately after the attack, police had asked the restaurant to close its doors, said Singh. But after seeing people panicking and in tears on Las Ramblas, Singh said he began inviting people to take shelter in the restaurant. “I left the door open and I was there for about six or seven hours. There were groups, kids, strollers – everything. I couldn’t not let them in.” |
| 6.10pm BST | 6.10pm BST |
| 18:10 | 18:10 |
| Catalan police say they are still trying to identify the driver of the van used in the Barcelona attack, despite local media reports that he was among the five killed by officers during the later attack in Cambrils. | Catalan police say they are still trying to identify the driver of the van used in the Barcelona attack, despite local media reports that he was among the five killed by officers during the later attack in Cambrils. |
| 18:58h.Seguim treballant per identificar el conductor de la furgoneta que ahir va atemptar a Barcelona. Gràcies per la vostra col.laboració | 18:58h.Seguim treballant per identificar el conductor de la furgoneta que ahir va atemptar a Barcelona. Gràcies per la vostra col.laboració |