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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 |
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| 9.00am BST | |
| 09:00 | |
| Australian boy missing | |
| A seven-year-old boy who became separated from his mother is missing after theBarcelona terror attack, his Australian family say. | |
| Sydney man Tony Cadman has posted on Facebook that his grandson Julian Cadman is missing and the boy’s mum Jom is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. | |
| His father Andrew Cadman said he had spoken to his son only hours before he went missing. Cadman was travelling to Barcelona to search for Julian. | |
| His family have been sharing a photo of Julian to help in the search for the boy. | |
| The foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop, has said one Australian is missing and four others have been injured in the attack. | |
| 8.58am BST | |
| 08:58 | |
| The authorities investigating both the Barcelona and Cambrils attacks believe a cell of eight people may have been involved, according to Reuters. They had been planning an attack with gas canisters, it said citing an unnamed judicial source. | |
| 8.53am BST | |
| 08:53 | |
| PA has more on injuries to an Irish family caught up in the Barcelona attack. | |
| A five-year-old Irish boy suffered a broken leg when his family was caught up in the terror attack in Barcelona, The boy’s father also has leg injuries. | |
| Ireland’s foreign affairs minister, Simon Coveney, said: “They are not life-threatening, I’m relieved to say. | |
| “But in a way it’s a miracle that more Irish people weren’t involved, given that there are so many Irish people in Spain, Barcelona and Cambrils at this time of year.” | |
| The father and son were part a family of four, including the mother and a daughter, and are understood to have been on a trip to celebrate the boy’s birthday. | |
| The youngster suffered a broken femur. | |
| The mother and father are understood to be from Cebu in the Philippines and are naturalised Irish citizens. They hold dual citizenship. The children were born in Ireland. | |
| Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs is assisting the family. | |
| Its officials opened a hotline in Dublin for anyone concerned about relatives in Spain on 01-408 2000 while the Irish Embassy in Madrid was also fielding calls on +34 9143 64093. | |
| 8.42am BST | |
| 08:42 | |
| Cambrils suspects wearing fake suicide vests | |
| The suspects in the Cambrils attack were wearing fake suicide vests according to Catalan officials cited by El Pais. | |
| Controlled explosions confirmed the vests were fake, according to a Catalan radio journalist. | |
| All five suspects were shot dead by police. | |
| A similar tactic was used in the London Bridge attack in June. All three of the attackers in that incident wore leather belts that were attached to disposable water bottles wrapped in silver masking tape, an attempt to replicate a suicide bomb belt. | |
| 8.24am BST | 8.24am BST |
| 08:24 | 08:24 |
| Matthew Weaver | Matthew Weaver |
| Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it is helping an Irish family of four caught up in the attack. | Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it is helping an Irish family of four caught up in the attack. |
| A father of two, originally from the Philippines but who lives in Ireland was on holiday with his wife and two children, when he was hit on the side. | A father of two, originally from the Philippines but who lives in Ireland was on holiday with his wife and two children, when he was hit on the side. |
| He may need an operation but his injuries are not life threatening, Dr Emmanuel Fernandez, consul general of the embassy of the Philippines in Madrid, told the Irish broadcaster RTE. | He may need an operation but his injuries are not life threatening, Dr Emmanuel Fernandez, consul general of the embassy of the Philippines in Madrid, told the Irish broadcaster RTE. |
| 8.15am BST | 8.15am BST |
| 08:15 | 08:15 |
| Sarah Marsh | Sarah Marsh |
| If you witnessed the attack in Las Ramblas or Cambrils, or have been affected by them, you can share your experiences with us here. | If you witnessed the attack in Las Ramblas or Cambrils, or have been affected by them, you can share your experiences with us here. |
| Alternatively, you can share eyewitness accounts, photos and videos or news tips via GuardianWitness or via WhatsApp by adding the contact+44(0)7867825056. You can also email: sarah.marsh@theguardian.com | Alternatively, you can share eyewitness accounts, photos and videos or news tips via GuardianWitness or via WhatsApp by adding the contact+44(0)7867825056. You can also email: sarah.marsh@theguardian.com |
| We’ll use a selection of responses in our reporting. | We’ll use a selection of responses in our reporting. |
| Please think about your security first when recording and sharing your content and follow the advice of local authorities. | Please think about your security first when recording and sharing your content and follow the advice of local authorities. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.18am BST | at 8.18am BST |
| 8.12am BST | 8.12am BST |
| 08:12 | 08:12 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| A third suspect has been arrested on Friday morning in Ripoll, north of Barcelona. Driss Oukabir, originally named as the suspect, was arrested in the same town on Thursday. He is reported to have told police that his identity documents were stolen before they were used to rent the van. | A third suspect has been arrested on Friday morning in Ripoll, north of Barcelona. Driss Oukabir, originally named as the suspect, was arrested in the same town on Thursday. He is reported to have told police that his identity documents were stolen before they were used to rent the van. |
| Here is what we know about the related terror attacks that took place on Thursday and Friday: | Here is what we know about the related terror attacks that took place on Thursday and Friday: |
| Cambrils | Cambrils |
| A second terror attack took place in Cambrils, a coastal town around 120km from Barcelona, in the early hours of Friday morning. | A second terror attack took place in Cambrils, a coastal town around 120km from Barcelona, in the early hours of Friday morning. |
| Six bystanders and one police officer were injured – two seriously – when they were reportedly deliberately hit by a car. An overturned Audi A3, with its back window smashed, was pictured at the scene. | Six bystanders and one police officer were injured – two seriously – when they were reportedly deliberately hit by a car. An overturned Audi A3, with its back window smashed, was pictured at the scene. |
| Police officers shot dead five suspects, some of whom were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. | Police officers shot dead five suspects, some of whom were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. |
| 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. |
| Barcelona | Barcelona |
| Authorities say the Cambrils attack is linked to the terrorist assault on Barcelona 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 arrested on Thursday are being held on suspicion of links to the Barcelona attack, but police say neither of them is the driver. | Two suspects arrested on Thursday are being held on suspicion of links to the Barcelona attack, but police say neither of them is 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, 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 9.01am BST | |
| 8.08am BST | 8.08am BST |
| 08:08 | 08:08 |
| Emergency services now say more than 100 people injured in the attack in Las Ramblas are being treated in 15 hospitals across the region. | Emergency services now say more than 100 people injured in the attack in Las Ramblas are being treated in 15 hospitals across the region. |
| Més d'un centenar de ferits per atemptat #Barcelona es mantenen hospitalitzats en una quinzena d'hospitals catalans #ProteccioCivil | Més d'un centenar de ferits per atemptat #Barcelona es mantenen hospitalitzats en una quinzena d'hospitals catalans #ProteccioCivil |
| 7.59am BST | 7.59am BST |
| 07:59 | 07:59 |
| Javier Zaragoza, the head of the Audiencia Nacional, the court that deals with terror offences, has said the Cambrils terrorists had no known links to jihadism. | Javier Zaragoza, the head of the Audiencia Nacional, the court that deals with terror offences, has said the Cambrils terrorists had no known links to jihadism. |
| Five suspects were shot dead by police in the early hours of Friday morning after reportedly running down pedestrians with a car. | Five suspects were shot dead by police in the early hours of Friday morning after reportedly running down pedestrians with a car. |
| The vehicle – an Audi A3 – is pictured this morning in the seaside town, overturned and with its back windscreen smashed or shot out. | The vehicle – an Audi A3 – is pictured this morning in the seaside town, overturned and with its back windscreen smashed or shot out. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.12am BST | at 8.12am BST |
| 7.54am BST | 7.54am BST |
| 07:54 | 07:54 |
| The attacks in Spain have dominated newspaper front pages around the world. Read our roundup here. | The attacks in Spain have dominated newspaper front pages around the world. Read our roundup here. |
| Spain’s Ara leads with the headline Sense Por – Without Fear. | Spain’s Ara leads with the headline Sense Por – Without Fear. |
| "Sense por", portada de l'ARA https://t.co/TWGBKMXtRm pic.twitter.com/bsB8RCI8qH | "Sense por", portada de l'ARA https://t.co/TWGBKMXtRm pic.twitter.com/bsB8RCI8qH |
| 7.46am BST | 7.46am BST |
| 07:46 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | A Hong Kong citizen suffered minor injuries, as did one American. |
| Here is what we know about the victims so far: | Here is what we know about the victims so far: |
| 7.38am BST | 7.38am BST |
| 07:38 | 07:38 |
| Third person arrested | Third person arrested |
| Catalan police say a third person has been 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. | 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 | S'ha fet un tercer detingut a Ripoll en el marc del dispositiu policial dels atemptats#Cambrils #Barcelona |
| 7.26am BST | 7.26am BST |
| 07:26 | 07:26 |
| Stephen Burgen reports from Barcelona: | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Updated |
| at 7.31am BST | at 7.31am BST |
| 7.19am BST | 7.19am BST |
| 07:19 | 07:19 |
| This is from the Guardian’s Madrid correspondent, Sam Jones: | 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. | 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. | DNA samples have also been taken and dental examinations will follow. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.20am BST | 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 | 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. |