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| What We Know About the Attacks in Spain | What We Know About the Attacks in Spain |
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| • The police were searching for the driver of a van who plowed into a busy pedestrian thoroughfare in Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday, intentionally targeting people in a terrorist attack claimed by the Islamic State. Thirteen people were killed, and scores were injured. | |
| • Hours later, the police fatally shot five attackers in the seaside town of Cambrils, 70 miles to the southwest. The suspects, who the police said were wearing vests with fake explosives, had driven an Audi A3 onto a sidewalk, injuring six people. | • Hours later, the police fatally shot five attackers in the seaside town of Cambrils, 70 miles to the southwest. The suspects, who the police said were wearing vests with fake explosives, had driven an Audi A3 onto a sidewalk, injuring six people. |
| Just before 6 p.m., a van jumped a curb and began speeding down the pedestrian walkway at the center of Barcelona’s most famous street, Las Ramblas, a tree-lined boulevard popular with locals and tourists. | Just before 6 p.m., a van jumped a curb and began speeding down the pedestrian walkway at the center of Barcelona’s most famous street, Las Ramblas, a tree-lined boulevard popular with locals and tourists. |
| The van continued for 1,600 feet, leaving a trail of bloodied bodies in its wake. | The van continued for 1,600 feet, leaving a trail of bloodied bodies in its wake. |
| It came to a halt on top of a tile mosaic by the Spanish artist Joan Miró, and the driver escaped on foot. This graphic tracks the route of the van. | It came to a halt on top of a tile mosaic by the Spanish artist Joan Miró, and the driver escaped on foot. This graphic tracks the route of the van. |
| Eight hours after the attack in Barcelona, the Catalan police confronted and killed five suspects in the seaside town of Cambrils. | Eight hours after the attack in Barcelona, the Catalan police confronted and killed five suspects in the seaside town of Cambrils. |
| The authorities say they foiled what would have been a larger attack. But the suspects, who had fake explosives strapped to their bodies, were able to drive their car into a crowd of people, injuring six civilians. A police officer was also hurt. | The authorities say they foiled what would have been a larger attack. But the suspects, who had fake explosives strapped to their bodies, were able to drive their car into a crowd of people, injuring six civilians. A police officer was also hurt. |
| Joaquim Forn, Catalonia’s interior minister, told a local radio station that the second event “follows the same trail,” adding: “There is a connection.” | Joaquim Forn, Catalonia’s interior minister, told a local radio station that the second event “follows the same trail,” adding: “There is a connection.” |
| The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Barcelona attack, but the authorities have not yet confirmed the group’s involvement. | The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Barcelona attack, but the authorities have not yet confirmed the group’s involvement. |
| The police arrested two men on Thursday, neither of whom is accused of driving the van. A Spaniard from the Spanish territory of Melilla in Morocco was arrested in Alcanar, where the police said they were investigating a possible link to what was initially believed to be a gas explosion there on Wednesday. The man was not named. | |
| The second man, Driss Oukabar, a French citizen of Moroccan origin, turned himself in to the police in Ripoll, a city about 65 miles north of Barcelona. He claimed that his identity documents, discovered in the attack van, had been stolen and that his brother was responsible, according to local news reports. | The second man, Driss Oukabar, a French citizen of Moroccan origin, turned himself in to the police in Ripoll, a city about 65 miles north of Barcelona. He claimed that his identity documents, discovered in the attack van, had been stolen and that his brother was responsible, according to local news reports. |
| On Friday, the police announced the arrest of a third man in Ripoll in connection with the night’s attacks. No details about that suspect were released. | On Friday, the police announced the arrest of a third man in Ripoll in connection with the night’s attacks. No details about that suspect were released. |
| Details have only begun to emerge about the dead and injured, who the Spanish authorities said were from at least 18 countries. | |
| Twenty-six French were wounded, with 11 in serious condition, France’s foreign minister said. A Belgian was reported to have been killed, and Australia’s foreign minister said an Australian citizen was unaccounted for. The Chinese Consulate in Barcelona said a Hong Kong resident had been slightly injured. | Twenty-six French were wounded, with 11 in serious condition, France’s foreign minister said. A Belgian was reported to have been killed, and Australia’s foreign minister said an Australian citizen was unaccounted for. The Chinese Consulate in Barcelona said a Hong Kong resident had been slightly injured. |
| • The identity of the driver of the van in Barcelona, and the breadth of the conspiracy. | • The identity of the driver of the van in Barcelona, and the breadth of the conspiracy. |
| • The extent of the Islamic State’s involvement. If involved, did the group order or merely inspire the attacks? | • The extent of the Islamic State’s involvement. If involved, did the group order or merely inspire the attacks? |
| • The names and nationalities of the victims. | • The names and nationalities of the victims. |