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Two dead after van mows down people in Barcelona: Spanish media

pirate_girl

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BREAKING NEWS: Media: Two dead after van hits crowd in Barcelona | Live coverage
Reuters
7 mins ago

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/video...ws/ar-BBmYvYY?appwebview=true&ocid=spartanntp

BARCELONA — A van crashed into dozens of people in the center of Barcelona on Thursday, and Spanish media said at least two people were killed. Police said several people were injured and described the incident on Twitter as a "massive crash." A police spokesman said he could not confirm any deaths or that the incident was being treated as terrorism.*

Soon afterwards, Spain's El Periodico newspaper reported that two armed men were holed up in a bar in Barcelona's city center, and reported gunfire in the area, although it did not cite the source of the information. It was not immediately clear whether the incidents were connected.

After the van crash, emergency services said people should not go to the area around Barcelona's Placa Catalunya, one of the city's main squares at the top of the famous Las Ramblas avenue, and requested the closure of nearby train and metro stations. El Pais newspaper said the driver of the vehicle had fled on foot after mowing down dozens of people. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he was in contact with authorities, and the priority was to attend to the injured.

The incident took place at the height of the tourist season in Barcelona, which is one of Europe's top travel destinations with at least 11 million visitors a year.

While full details of the van incident were not immediately clear, vehicles have been used to ram into crowds in a series of militant attacks across Europe since July 2016, killing well over 100 people in Nice, Berlin, London and Stockholm.
 

Melensdad

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When they identify the dead & injured I would be surprised if there were not several international tourists in that group. When I visited Barcelona last time we spent about 1/2 of our time walking up and down that street, visiting the shops along it, etc. Its a major tourist and popular destination for locals, shoppers, etc.
 

Doc

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Yep, I'd agree Bob. I've spent time walking the streets of Barcelona.

Last I heard 17 dead. :(
 

pirate_girl

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I got the chance to keep up on this most of the day at work, as we have big screen televisions in the main lounge and large one in the middle of the facility.

Just checked VOA (Voice of America) website.
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Spanish Police Kill 4 'Terrorists' in Resort Near Barcelona Hours After Van Attack

Spanish police early Friday shot and killed "four suspected terrorists" in Cambrils, a resort city south of Barcelona, where a terrorist drove a van into pedestrians, killing 13 and injuring 100.
Police in Spain's Catalonia region, of which Barcelona is the capital, have not said whether those killed in Cambrils were tied to the Barcelona attack, but they described the Cambrils incident as a "possible terrorist attack."
They are warning people in the seaside city to stay indoors.

Islamic State is claiming responsibility for the Barcelona attack. Catalan police say two people are in custody — one from Morocco and the other from the Spanish enclave of Melilla, which shares a border with Morocco on the northern coast of Africa.
But the van driver is apparently still on the loose and it is unclear exactly how the two in custody are connected with the attack.

Catalonia house blast
Police are also saying that Thursday's van attack is tied to a blast in a house in Catalonia the day before, killing one person. Authorities believe those in the house were building an explosive device that went off — leading to speculation that a larger terror plot may have been in the works.
Also Thursday, a car ran down two policemen at a Barcelona checkpoint, but it is unclear if there is any connection to the earlier attack.

Witnesses say the driver deliberately drove into a pedestrian area that runs down the center of Las Ramblas, a Barcelona street with shops and cafes, popular with locals and tourists.
They say the van was traveling at high speed and swerved from side to side, leaving a trail of blood and bodies with twisted, broken legs.
Some witness say they saw two armed men jump out and disappear into a restaurant.
Police arrived almost instantly and immediately shut down the area.
Catalan police say the driver was trying to kill as many people as possible.
But Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau said the terrorists have failed.
"Barcelona has always been and still is a city of peace, a city of dialogue, a brave city, a city open to the world, a city that's proud of its diversity. ... To the cowards who tried to spread terror, hatred and fear today: you won't get it," she said.

'Jihadist terrorism'
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy calls the van attack "jihadist terrorism."
"Today, the fight against terrorism is the principal priority for free and open societies like ours. It is a global threat and the response has to be global," Rajoy told reporters.

U.S. President Donald Trump also turned to Twitter, saying the U.S. "will do whatever is necessary to help. Be tough & strong, we love you!"


U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned, "Terrorists around the world should know, the United States and our allies are resolved to find you and bring you to justice."
A spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the attack and sent condolences to the victims, saying the U.N. stands in solidarity with Spain.
The yellow and red colors of the Spanish flag lit up Tel Aviv's City Hall on Thursday night while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the civilized world must fight terrorism together and defeat it.
European leaders, including British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron, are also condemning the attack.
https://www.voanews.com/a/van-hits-pedestrians-in-barcelona/3989635.html
 

tiredretired

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Barcelona was my favorite port of call while in the Med. A beautiful city.

Now, like much of Europe it is infested with muzzies who emigrate there and then wish to do people harm. On top of that they can move freely between countries making tracking them or catching them much harder.

Back over here, Trump is considered a racist because he wants to control who enters our country and stop things like this from happening here. The sad thing is, the liberals are much too tribalistic to learn anything from this, preferring to hunker in their corner and throw insults through their fake stream media. Very sad.
 

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The only true justice that can be brought to these a$$holes is a bullet in center forehead!! They want to be a martyr anyway so grant their wish.
Mike
 

tiredretired

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I saw where the Spanish police did just that to five of them.

If that happened here, the left would be saying the only reason they shot them was because they are muzlim. :yum: Then they would blame Trump because he tweeted that he supported the muzzies getting shot.

Then....somebody on the left would say we need to tear down a statue of somebody, for doing something. :yum::yum::yum::yum::yum:
 

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