13 killed in Barcelona terror attack as van plows into crowd - UPI.com
UPI reports: "Police said a van struck and killed at least 13 people and injured
about 80 others, 12 seriously, Thursday in Barcelona's Las Ramblas
tourist district in an act of terror.
The vehicle, a white van, hit a crowd of pedestrians in the city's
Catalunya Square, which is a tourist draw. Witnesses said it jumped the
curb and crashed into numerous people. The driver fled on foot, police
said. [...] A social media account affiliated with the Islamic State
said the attackers were their 'soldiers,' though they offered no proof
of the attackers' affiliations or their identities."
Comment: Barcelona has joined the growing list of European cities hit by Islamic State terrorists. I'm sure the security forces will be able to establish conclusively in the coming days if this was indeed the work of IS terrorists. There are other possibilities to consider, it could be Basque separatists, for example, although I'd been under the impression that particular conflict had settled down.
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