TERROR ATTACK In #Barcelona #Spain Car Runs Into Tourists Killing 13 And Injuring 50 In Spain
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Channel: The Progressive Voice · 2017 · News & Politics
TERROR ATTACK In #Barcelona #Spain Car Runs Into Tourists Killing 13 And Injuring 50 In Spain Barcelona terror attack at iconic Las Ramblas tourist hotspot in Spain. TERROR has struck at the heart of the Spanish city of Barcelona, with at least 13 people reported dead after a van ploughed into crowds on the famed Las Ramblas tourist street. The attack, which came mid afternoon Spanish time, also left at least 100 people injured them, Catalan police confirmed. Fifteen of them are in a critical condition. Several attackers have been shot dead on a shootout with police during an operation against a possible terrorist cell in the Spanish town of Cambrils, south of Barcelona, Spanish media say. It’s not clear how the operation is linked to the van attack in Barcelona. “If you’re now in Cambrils, avoid going out. Stay home, stay safe,” the region’s civil defense agency said in a tweet. Police operations to track down the Barcelona attack perpetrators are ongoing. At least one Australian from NSW is reported to be in a serious condition. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said two Victorians were waiting to seek medical attention for minor injuries, and the total number killed in the incident was 16. This death toll is yet to be confirmed. There were scenes of panic on the famous thoroughfare, with bodies strewn in the street. TERROR IN BARCELONA Eyewitnesses said the van was travelling at speeds of up to 80km/h when it mounted the footpath, and then zig-zagged down the Las Ramblas promenade for up to 500m before it came to rest with a badly injured person crumpled near the front wheels. Terrified tourists were seen fleeing as the van smashed its way through street furniture and pedestrians, in an attack chillingly similar to those in London this year, and in Nice in southern France a year ago. Two men - a Spanish national and a Morroccan - have been arrested in relation to the attack but police said the driver of the van was still on the run. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the terror attack, according to the Amaq news agency. Following the attack, Spanish police distributed an image of Driss Oukabir, whose ID had been found in a second rental van believed to be the getaway vehicle. The 28-year-old Catalan resident of Moroccan origin later handed himself in to police in Ripoll, about 100km from Barcelona. Oukabir claimed that his younger brother, Moussa Oukabir, 18, had stolen his documents. -- Connect With The Host! - BECOME A MEMBER: https://www.patreon.com/theprogressivevoice - DONATE ON PAYPAL: https://www.paypal.me/theprogressivevoice - BUY AN OFFICIAL PROGRESSIVE VOICE MUG! https://teespring.com/theprogressivevoice - FOLLOW ME ON VIDME https://vid.me/TheProgressiveVoice - LIKE MY NEW FACEBOOK PAGE https://www.facebook.com/The-Progressive-Voice-144803039365734/ - LISTEN TO THE PROGRESSIVE VOICE PODCAST ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-progressive-voice/id1265065271?mt=2 - LISTEN TO THE PROGRESSIVE VOICE PODCAST ON SPREAKER https://www.spreaker.com/user/theprogressivevoice - SUBSCRIBE TO THE PROGRESSIVE VOICE: https://www.youtube.com/c/theprogressivevoice - FOLLOW THE PROGRESSIVE VOICE ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/progressvoice
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