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RSS FeedsDaesh claims responsibility for Barcelona van attack that left 13 dead, at least 100 injured
(The Star Religion)

 
 

17 august 2017 23:21:08

 
Daesh claims responsibility for Barcelona van attack that left 13 dead, at least 100 injured
(The Star Religion)
 


BARCELONA, SPAIN—A white van jumped up onto a sidewalk and sped down a pedestrian zone Thursday in Barcelona’s historic Las Ramblas district, swerving from side to side as it plowed into tourists and residents. Authorities said 13 people were killed and 100 were wounded, some of them seriously, in what they called a terror attack.Daesh, also known as ISIS, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement carried on its Aamaq news agency.The afternoon attack in the northeastern Spanish city was the country’s deadliest since 2004, when al-Qaida-inspired bombers killed 192 people in co-ordinated attacks on Madrid’s commuter trains.It left victims sprawled out in the street, spattered with blood or crippled by broken limbs. Others fled in panic, screaming or carrying young children in their arms. As witnesses and emergency workers tried to help the wounded, police brandishing hand guns launched a search of side streets looking for suspects.The president of Spain’s Catalonia region, Carles Puigdemont, provided the updated casualty figures, correcting an earlier government tweet that said 13 people were killed. He said that two people had been arrested.Police immediately cordoned off the city’s broad avenue and ordered stores and nearby Metro and train stations to close. They asked people to stay away from the area so as not to get in the way of emergency services. A helicopter hovered over the scene.Police evacuated stores on the sprawling avenue where scores of people had taken cover.State-owned broadcaster RTVE reported that investigators think two vans were used — one for the attack and a second as a getaway vehicle.Las Ramblas, a street of stalls and shops that cuts through the centre of Barcelona, is one of the city’s top tourist destinations. People walk down a wide, pedestrian path in the centre of the street while cars can travel on either side.A taxi driver who witnessed the attack, Oscar Cano, told ...


 
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