FOREIGN...Terror Attack in Barcelona: At Least 13 Killed after van Ploughs into Crowd of Pedestrians in Las Ramblas

Terror Attack in Barcelona: At Least 13 Killed after van Ploughs into Crowd of Pedestrians in Las Ramblas

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After Real Madrid  dismantled FC Barcelona in the Super-cup Du Espana yesterday, at least 13 people have been feared dead and dozens more injured today after a van ploughed into a crowd of people in the centre of Barcelona in a terror attack, it has been reported according to Cadena radio.

Police in Spain have confirmed the incident is a terror attack.
Local media have reported that two armed men have fled on foot to a nearby restaurant where a hostage situation is currently developing. Other reports have said just one attacker has taken refuge in the bar.
Police officers have evacuated nearby streets, which are part of the popular Las Ramblas area, and confirmed there have been multiple fatalities.
Pictures from the scene showed police helping people injured in what has been described as a ‘massive crash’.
People are now taking shelter in local shops and cafes, according to local reports.

Reports say that a Spanish passport of a man with a Moroccan name was found inside the van.
The area has now been cordoned off and local metro stations are closed.
One eyewitness said: “We have seen people lying on the ground, the police told us to leave quickly.”

Eyewitness Ethan Spibey told Sky News: ‘It was real chaos, people started running, screaming. There was a loud bang.’
Another witness Aamer Anwar said: “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.”

Photos posted online show emergency services helping victims.
In recent weeks, threatening graffiti against tourists has appeared in Barcelona, which draws at least 11 million visitors a year.
In one video released under the slogan “tourism kills neighbourhoods”, several hooded individuals stopped a tourist bus in Barcelona, slashed the tyres and spray-painted the windscreen.
Since July 2016 a number of vehicles have been driven into crowds in a series of attacks across Europe, killing well over 100 people in Nice, Berlin, London and Stockholm.
Las Ramblas is a popular shopping street in the centre of Barcelona and one of the city’s most popular tourist destinations.
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