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17 August 2017

Barcelona van attack being treated as terrorism

The death toll has been raised from initial reports following the attack on Las Ramblas.

By New Statesman

(Photo By Barcelona. Photo: Getty)

At least 13 people are dead and 50 injured after a van ploughed into pedestrians on a busy shopping street in Barcelona.

The white Fiat was deliberately targeting bystanders in the popular tourist area of Las Ramblas, according to witnesses. Police are treating the incident as terrorism and have arrested one man. Earlier reports of armed men in a cafe have not been corroborated.

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