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| British boy among Barcelona attack dead | |
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| A seven-year-old boy with dual British-Australian nationality was killed in the Barcelona terror attack, Catalan police have confirmed. | |
| Julian Cadman's family had appealed for information after he apparently becoming separated from his mother. | |
| He is one of 13 people to have been killed when a van ploughed into crowds on Barcelona's Las Ramblas on Thursday. | He is one of 13 people to have been killed when a van ploughed into crowds on Barcelona's Las Ramblas on Thursday. |
| His family said they would "remember his smiles and hold his memory dear to our hearts". | His family said they would "remember his smiles and hold his memory dear to our hearts". |
| "Julian was a much loved and adored member of our family," they said in a statement. | |
| "As he was enjoying the sights of Barcelona with his mother, Julian was sadly taken from us. | |
| "He was so energetic, funny and cheeky, always bringing a smile to our faces. | |
| "We are so blessed to have had him in our lives and will remember his smiles and hold his memory dear to our hearts." | |
| They also thanked those who had helped in the search for the boy, saying: "Your kindness was incredible during a difficult time." | |
| Posting on Twitter, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson offered his sympathies to Julian's family and said: "His death is a tragedy." | |
| Julian's father and grandmother travelled to Spain from Australia following the attack. | |
| It is understood the boy's mother is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after being injured in the atrocity. | |
| The boy's grandfather, Tony Cadman, made a public appeal after Julian went missing, urging people to share his photograph on social media. | |
| According to his Facebook profile, Mr Cadman is from Gillingham in Dorset but lives in Sydney. | |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are assisting the family of an Australian-British child who was killed in the Barcelona terrorist attack. | |
| "His family have our deepest sympathies at this very difficult time. | |
| "Our staff are doing all they can to support them, working with our Australian colleagues and the Spanish authorities." |