13 Dead and 100 Injured in Barcelona Terror Attack Authorities Say
Two Suspects in Custody
Editor’s note: 5 PM EDT – This article has been updated to reflect latest number of injured.
Death toll may rise, 13 confirmed dead, over 100 people injured in #Barcelona attack – Catalan’s Interior Minister https://t.co/oVSNLPLSPd
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 17, 2017
JUST IN: 13 confirmed dead, 50 others injured in #Barcelona attack, Spanish officials report https://t.co/M3TaFeoV5i pic.twitter.com/Yg2kj1vZLz
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 17, 2017
Multiple reports say 13 people are dead and another 100 or more are injured in what is confirmed by police to be a terror attack in Barcelona. At least 15 of the 100 are critically injured.
A large van was driven up a pedestrian mall in an area popular among tourists and locals alike. These are the latest figures as of 5:00 PM EDT, according to NBC News and Sky News, citing Spanish authorities. It is possible these figures will change. One suspect reportedly is in custody.
BREAKING: Spain’s Interior Minister says 13 people are dead and more than 50 are injured after terror attack https://t.co/8CzGFozaum
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) August 17, 2017
BREAKING: Police in Spain call Barcelona van incident a terror attack; local media report up to 13 dead.
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 17, 2017
JUST IN: Police say they have located van which they believe was behind Barcelona attack, but have not found driver https://t.co/M3TaFeGwtS pic.twitter.com/8vMfEjrrBk
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 17, 2017
This ABC News report is graphic and describes the van’s actions, saying it ran over people along a 50-yeard swath of the pedestrian mall known as La Rambla.
Images posted to social media have been exceptionally graphic.
#Barcelona Eyewitness Ali Shirazinia describes horrific moment of attack: “I saw people flying into the air” https://t.co/gmRe2JBTEF
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) August 17, 2017
#Barcelona local media says one of the van attackers died in a shoot-out with police pic.twitter.com/5tcw0KGH1Z
— Sky News (@SkyNews) August 17, 2017
Two suspects are in custody, but the driver is believed to still be at large, according to the AP.
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