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A rental van was driven onto the sidewalk for more than a block and struck pedestrians in a crowded street in Barcelona on Thursday August 17, 2017, causing multiple deaths and injuries. Police have immediately called this a terror attack.
Authorities said they were looking for at least one suspect in the in Las Ramblas, a district of Barcelona, which is a popular area for tourists.
Unconfirmed unofficial early reports are that 13 pedestrians were killed and about 30 injured. The Mossos d’Esquadra (police force of Catalonia, including the province of Barcelona @Mossos) initially reported one fatality and 32 injured.
There are reports that armed men or an armed man entered a Turkish restaurant near the area where the offending van came to a stop.
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Panic in Barcelona as van hits pedestrians in what police say is a "terror attack" pic.twitter.com/BcQR2ReHtp
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 17, 2017
Lockdown in placa reial #Barcelona #lasramblas pic.twitter.com/SJLDdbiC5p
— McKenzie Tavoda (@hellokenzie_7) August 17, 2017
JUST IN: 1 confirmed dead and 32 injured in Barcelona after van plows into crowd, Spanish police say https://t.co/M3TaFeGwtS pic.twitter.com/rMr00T6NIs
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 17, 2017
Armed police in #Barcelona move in formation to search for the van driver responsible for the terror attack in the #LasRamblas area pic.twitter.com/3IPjNOp6EW
— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 17, 2017
‘Van was going fast, stopped, then plowed into more people’ – #Barcelona attack eyewitness to RT https://t.co/JFqP4MfcH2
— RT (@RT_com) August 17, 2017
#BREAKING At least two dead in Barcelona 'terror attack': regional government source pic.twitter.com/2t7lhA5kmz
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 17, 2017
#UPDATE Van hits pedestrians in Barcelona 'terror attack' https://t.co/rb4hKLkzFq pic.twitter.com/d2LRsEAp41
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 17, 2017
If you are a #USCitizen in #Barcelona and you are safe, please let family & friends know, including by updating your status on social media.
— USConsulateBarcelona (@USConsulateBCN) August 17, 2017
There are a “number of deaths” and “many injuries” after van rammed into crowd, Catalan police spokesperson says https://t.co/v1o561RF3y pic.twitter.com/SzfPriJpcE
— CNN (@CNN) August 17, 2017
Scene in #Barcelona right now where #terror attack just occurred. Driver plowed a car into a busy tourist area. Many injured in video. pic.twitter.com/NmF0IVKHC5
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) August 17, 2017
