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People from over 30 countries injured or killed in Barcelona terror attack Spain attacks: Italian man died in front of wife and children on Las Ramblas
(about 3 hours later)
Citizens from more than 30 countries have been injured or killed in the van attack in Las Ramblas, Barcelona, and the coastal town of Cambrils, according to Catalan authorities. An Italian man was holding the hand of his five-year-old son moments before he was killed in the terror attack on Las Ramblas, it has emerged.
By Friday morning, 14 people were confirmed dead and more than 100 injured. They come from at least 34 countries including France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Venezuela, Australia, Ireland, Peru, Algeria and China. Bruno Gulotta, 35, was named as one of 13 people who died when a van ploughed into crowds on the boulevard in Barcelona. Another person injured in a separate attack in a Catalan seaside down was also confirmed dead on Friday morning.
One of the first victims to be named was an Italian man, Bruno Gulotta, who was on holiday with his wife and two children, according to his colleagues at the online tech publication Tom’s Hardware. The company’s Facebook page said the staff were in mourning. Gulotta’s five-year-old son Alessandro and wife Martina saw him die, Italian media reported.
Pino Bruno, the head of the company, was quoted by the Italian news agency Ansa as saying Gulotta’s wife had told him the family were walking down Las Ramblas when the van appeared and Gulotta knelt down to successfully shield their son, six, and daughter, seven months. Martina, who was carrying their one-year-old Aria in a sling-style baby carrier, was reported to have told friends that she had managed to pull Alessandro out of the way at the last moment.
Another victim was a 44-year-old Belgian woman, Elke Vanbockrijck. She was reported to have been in the city on holiday with her husband and two sons, aged 11 and 14. The family, from Legnano, near Milan, were on holiday in the Catalan city.
Patrick Dewael, the mayor of Tongeren, where the family lived, sent his condolences and told Belgian radio that he had presided over the couple’s wedding in 2014. Gulotta worked in sales and marketing for computer company Tom’s Hardware. The company said his violent death had left his wife facing “trials no-one should have to bear”.
According to El País, three Spanish citizens were killed, including Franciso López Rodríguez, 60, originally from Granada. He had been walking along Las Ramblas with his wife at the time of the attack. A Portuguese woman, aged 73 or 74, was also killed, the country’s main news agency reported. “We put ourselves in the shoes of little Alessandro, who is about to start elementary school knowing his and his family’s life will never be the same again. And we think of baby Aria ... who will never know her Dad,” his colleagues said in a statement.
The family of a seven-year-old Australian boy, who became separated from his mother during the attack, have said he is still missing. An emergency services spokesman said 130 people were injured in the two attacks, 17 of whom are in a critical condition with another 30 in a serious condition.
Tony Cadman, of Sydney, posted on Facebook that his grandson Julian Cadman was missing and Julian’s mother, Jom, was in a serious but stable condition in hospital. Citizens from at least 34 countries, including France, Belgium, Germany, Venezuela, Australia, Ireland, Peru, Algeria and China, have been injured or killed, according to Catalan authorities.
The death toll rose to 14 on Friday, after a woman injured in the Cambrils attack died of her injuries, Catalonia’s civil protection agency confirmed. The woman, who has not been named, is the first fatal victim of the attack in Cambrils, where a van was driven into pedestrians in the early hours of Friday, in a copy of the earlier atrocity. According to Spain’s El Mundo newspaper, postmortem examinations have already been carried out on the bodies of the 13 people who died in Barcelona. DNA samples have been taken and dental examinations will follow.
Another Italian, 25-year-old Luca Russo, died on Las Ramblas. Russo, from Marostica, a town in the northern Veneto region, graduated last year in engineering and had just started his first job.
He was on holiday with his girlfriend, Marta Scomazzon, who is among three injured Italians, having suffered fractures in the attack.
Scomazzon, whose parents have travelled to Barcelona to be with her, told the Italian news agency Ansa: “We were walking together and then the van hit us.
“I fell and realised that Luca wasn’t there anymore, I didn’t see him again, his body was swept away.”
Russo’s sister Chiara posted images on Facebook of her smiling brother, alongside those of his body lying on the ground in Barcelona.
“Help to bring him home,” I beg you, she wrote.
“Italy will remember Bruno Gulotta and Luca Russo and expresses its solidarity with their families,” Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said in a tweet. “Freedom will triumph over barbarism and terrorism.”
Another victim was a 44-year-old Belgian woman, Elke Vanbockrijck. She was reported to have been in the city on holiday with her husband and two sons.She was said to have regularly ferried her sons, aged 10 and 14, to football practice KFC Heur Tongeren. A statement from the club said: “She was often at the club, and was committed to our club. We will always remember her as a happy woman, a caring mother and loving wife. Elke will be missed.”
According to El País, three Spanish citizens were killed, including Franciso López Rodríguez, 60, originally from Granada. He had been walking along La Rambla with his wife at the time of the attack.
The youngest victim of the attacks was thought to be a three-year-old girl, Spanish media reported. She died shortly after being taken to hospital. A six-year-old girl of unknown nationality was taken to hospital with a cerebral haemorrhage, an official at Vall d’Hebron University hospital told the New York Times.The youngest victim of the attacks was thought to be a three-year-old girl, Spanish media reported. She died shortly after being taken to hospital. A six-year-old girl of unknown nationality was taken to hospital with a cerebral haemorrhage, an official at Vall d’Hebron University hospital told the New York Times.
The British Foreign Office said it had received no confirmed reports of British citizens injured or killed so far. A spokesperson said it was “assisting a small number of British people affected”. No other victims have been named but anxious relatives frantically searching for news of loved ones have put out appeals for information. Among those being sought are seven-year-old Julian Alessandro Cadman, who became separated from his mother, Jom, during the chaos. Tony Cadman said Jom, his daughter-in-law, was in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
Chris Pawley, 30, a survivor of the Manchester Arena bombing who was in the area when the attack occurred, told the Manchester Evening News he couldn’t believe he had been caught up in a second terrorism incident in under six months. He had just left the Ariana Grande concert in May when the bomb exploded. A 42-year-old man from California was also missing after being separated from his wife in Las Ramblas, NBC news reported. Jared Tucker has not been seen since Thursday afternoon, shortly after he and his wife had a drink in a cafe. The couple had travelled to Europe to celebrate their first wedding anniversary.
Pawley said of Thursday’s attack: “There was police everywhere and ambulances, the shops started putting the shutters down. We have just come back to the hotel, as we were caught up in the arena attack – can’t believe it.” The US state department said at least one American had been killed and one injured. It identified neither.
A Portuguese woman, aged 73 or 74, was also killed, the country’s main news agency reported.
The German foreign ministry has refused to comment on reports that three German citizens were among those killed. But spokesman Martin Schäfer said 13 nationals were among those injured, including some some seriously, who were still fighting for their lives.
German media reported that a group of three teenage girls from Oberhausen in North-Rhine Westphalia were among those injured in the attack. The two 17-year-olds and one 14-year-old had been on a daytrip to Barcelona.
France has confirmed that 26 of its citizens were injured, with 11 in a serious condition.France has confirmed that 26 of its citizens were injured, with 11 in a serious condition.
According to the German foreign ministry, 13 nationals were among those injured. Some of them were injured seriously and were still fighting for their lives, the spokesperson Martin Schäfer said.He could neither confirm nor rule out earlier reports that three German citizens were among those killed.German media is reporting that a group of three teenage girls from Oberhausen in North-Rhine Westphalia were among those injured in the attack. The two 17-year-olds and one 14-year-old had been on a daytrip to Barcelona. The Netherlands said three Dutch nationals had been injured, the Foreign Office said it was assisting a “small number” of injured Britons,and a Greek diplomat reported three of its nationals had been wounded: a woman and her two children. China said two people from Taiwan were being treated for severe injuries, and confirmed that a person from Hong Kong had minor injuries.
The Netherlands said three Dutch nationals had been injured, and a Greek diplomat reported three of its nationals had been wounded: a woman and her two children. China said two people from Taiwan were being treated for severe injuries, and confirmed that a person from Hong Kong had minor injuries. The US state department said it knew of one American with minor injuries.
Australia’s foreign minister, Julie Bishop, said four Australians had been hurt – two women in a serious but stable condition, and two men who were “directly affected” and had gone back to their hotel to seek medical attention.Australia’s foreign minister, Julie Bishop, said four Australians had been hurt – two women in a serious but stable condition, and two men who were “directly affected” and had gone back to their hotel to seek medical attention.
A 42-year-old man from California was missing after being separated from his wife in Las Ramblas, NBC news reported. Jared Tucker has not been seen since Thursday afternoon, shortly after he and his wife had a drink in a cafe. The couple had travelled to Europe to celebrate their first wedding anniversary.
Throughout the night there were urgent appeals on social media for English, Italian and French translators to go to hospitals and clinics to help medical staff attending to dozens of non-Spanish speaking victims.Throughout the night there were urgent appeals on social media for English, Italian and French translators to go to hospitals and clinics to help medical staff attending to dozens of non-Spanish speaking victims.
Ireland confirmed it was helping a family of four caught up in the attack. A man originally from the Philippines and resident in Ireland, who was on holiday with his wife and two children, was hit on his side but his injuries were not life-threatening, Emmanuel Fernandez, the consul general of the Philippines embassy in Madrid, told the Irish broadcaster RTÉ. A man originally from the Philippines and resident in Ireland, who was on holiday with his wife and two children, was hit on his side but his injuries were not life-threatening, Emmanuel Fernandez, the consul general of the Philippines embassy in Madrid, told the Irish broadcaster RTÉ.
Many countries have set up emergency helplines for their citizens caught up in the violence, and their relatives..