Barcelona is Europe´s seventh vehicle attack in a year. What can be done? | Simon Jenkins
(The Guardian Spain)

The white van has become the poor man´s guided missile. We must work out how to retain a balance between defacing cities and averting riskEurope has endured seven acts of vehicle terrorism in the past year, and the Barcelona killer was apparently able just to walk away. What on earth can be done?Events yesterday in Calatonia suggest that, as with the London Bridge attacks of last spring, police are getting better at responding to these acts of carnage. The swift erection of barriers and the description shooting of the Cambrils suspects will revive calls for more road blocks and more armed police. In the short term this will be hard to resist, as are calls for ever deeper intrusion into electronic communication. Related: Barcelona attack: 18-year-old identified as suspected van driver - latest updates Related: The Barcelona I know will rise stronger after this day of horror | Francesc Badia i Dalmases Continue reading...