At least 13 dead and dozens injured in Barcelona terror attack

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BREAKING NEWS: At least 13 dead and dozens injured in Barcelona terror attack after van crashes into pedestrians in Las Ramblas tourist district before 'two gunmen take hostages at restaurant'

• 13 dead and dozens hurt as van drives into crowds of people in Barcelona amid reports of gunshots nearby
• Emergency services have rushed to the scene near the Las Ramblas tourist area as people urged to stay away
• The driver of the van is being hunted as he fled after ploughing into pedestrians outside a kosher restaurant
• Also being reported that two gunmen have taken hostages in a bar in the city centre amid carnage in the city
• Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy said he is in contact with the emergency services at the scene
• Harrowing footage shows dozens of bodies lying on the pavement as armed police rush to secure the area

 

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At least 13 people have been killed and dozens injured after a van in Barcelona ploughed into pedestrians and two men entered a restaurant with guns.
Pictures and video emerging from the scene show police cars and ambulances near the Las Ramblas, a busy tree-lined promenade in the centre of the city.
Gunfire was heard at the Corte Ingles store in the area after police announced a 'massive crash'.
Horrifying footage from the scene shows dozens of victims lying injured on the floor.
It is believed the van hit pedestrians before gunmen ran into a nearby restaurant to hold diners hostage.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing people running away and screaming after the incident happened.

 

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Paramedics have rushed to the scene to help the dozens of victims

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Pictured: A white van with a crumpled bonnet in the street. In front of it, a body lies on the floor

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Pictured: Stills from a video show armed police rushing to the scene

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Pictured: A victim is treated on the street after the incident in Barcelona

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Pictured: Horrifying video footage shows victims lying on the pavement in Barcelona

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Pictured: Armed police on the streets of Barcelona



Horror in the streets of Barcelona as bodies lay injured

 

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Pictured: A man lying on the street in Barcelona after the van ploughed into pedestrians along Las Ramblas

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Pictured: A man is given treatment by a paramedic in Barcelona

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Pictured: The scene of the van crash in Barcelona

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Pictured: The scene in Barcelona today as emergency services rush to help

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Pictured: Emergency services outside the El Corte Ingles store in Barcelona

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Pictured: An ambulance attending the scene in Las Ramblas

 

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Pictured: People taking refuge in a shop near Las Ramblas in Barcelona

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Pictured: Police attending the scene in Barcelona

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Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy said he is in contact with all emergency services and stressed the priority is to help the injured.
Armed police have also been seen rushing into the area while emergency services have asked to close Metro and train stations in the city.
One witness told Sky News: 'It was quite terrifying. All of a sudden scores of people ran towards us, hysterical, children hysterical... first of all they said someone had been shot.
'All of a sudden a second wave of people came down the street, we just ran, I lost my husband in the melee. The shops went into lockdown mode.'
She added: 'We really had no idea what was going on other than that we needed to get ourselves out of there very quickly... there was just hundreds of people running away very quickly.'
Another said: 'We were just told to run, it must have been quite close because... there was an immediate stampede to run away. We were just a minute away from it.'
The local police force was said to be evacuating the area including the nearby main square the Plaza de Catalunya.
El Periodico said the CIA had warned local police two months ago that La Rambla could be the scene of a terrorist attack.
'Huge collision on Las Ramblas in Barcelona by an individual driving a van, many injuries,' a statement from Catalan police said.

 

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Pictured: Ambulances in the street in Barcelona

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Pictured right: The scene after the van reportedly drove into pedestrians. Pictured left: Emergency services rushing to the scene

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Pictured: Emergency services rushing to the scene

Aamer Anwar was walking down Las Ramblas at the time, which he said was 'jam-packed' with tourists.
He told Sky News: 'All of a sudden, I just sort of heard a crashing noise and the whole street just started to run, screaming. I saw a woman right next to me screaming for her kids.
'Police were very, very quickly there, police officers with guns, batons, everywhere. Then the whole street started getting pushed back.'
Mr Anwar described the scene as 'chaos', with everyone in 'panic mode'.
He added: 'Police officers who got there just started screaming at people to move back, move back.
'One of the shopkeepers tried to speak to him. He said he saw five or six people seriously injured on the ground, a van had driven into people.
'And literally within probably 30 seconds, police vans, ambulances, police officers with guns, were piling out and we were being sectioned off and then being pushed rapidly back down Ramblas.'
Authorities in the area have warned people from visiting the busy tourist hotspot.
A police spokesman did not confirm whether the crash was being treated as a terrorist attack.
The incident has taken 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.

 

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any guesses on whose responsible ?

 

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[h=2]BREAKING NEWS: At least THIRTEEN dead and dozens injured - including children - in Barcelona terror attack after van crashes into crowds in Las Ramblas before 'two gunmen storm restaurant'[/h]

At least 13 people are believed to have died and several people have been hurt after a truck in Barcelona ploughed into pedestrians. Pictures and video emerging from the scene show police cars and ambulances near the Las Ramblas the city. Armed police have also been seen rushing into the area while emergency services have asked to close Metro and train stations in the city. The local police force was said to be evacuating the area including the nearby main square the Plaza de Catalunya.

 

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any guesses on whose responsible ?

Unite the Right? ointer:

 

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any guesses on whose responsible ?

Europe is responsible


Open borders

Welcoming arms to refugees asylum seekers aka economic migrants

Hug a Muslim (liberalism)


Wake up idiots.

 

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no matter what happens with Trump , we didn't get Hilary to support this sickness ...that's winning

 

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Yes Trump did the world a favour by defeating crooked HRC.

 

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[h=2]Terror in Barcelona: At least THIRTEEN die and dozens are injured - including children - after white van crashes into crowds in Las Ramblas before 'gunman storms into bar' and suspect is arrested[/h]

At least 13 people have been killed and 32 injured after a van (pictured) ploughed into pedestrians near Las Ramblas in Barcelona before the driver fled into a nearby bar. It has been reported that two armed gunmen then took hostages at a Turkish restaurant, with police negotiating for their release. Horrifying footage and pictures from the scene have shown dozens of victims lying seriously injured on the pavement (pictured bottom right) as armed police swarm the area. Catalonia's interior minister Joaquim Forn has said it is 'very possible' that the number of dead will rise. Pictured bottom left: Driss Oukabir, who Spanish media have said rented the van that was used in the attack. El Pais said it was picked up in the town of Santa Perpetua de la Mogada.


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The civil guard has said the van used in the attack was rented by a man named Driss Oukabir (pictured), in the town of Santa Perpetua de la Mogada, El Pais reports

 

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Driss Oukabir has been identified as the man who rented one of the vans used in the attack

 

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On Tuesday he uploaded a picture of himself relaxing on a beach, although the location is not immediately clear

 

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A Facebook page with Oukabir's name identifies him as being from Marseille and living in Ripoll in Catalonia