GUILTY Spain - Van plows into city center in Barcelona, injuries reported in "massive crash", Aug 2017

[ZaZara]

Is the driver of the van in custody or did he escape?

Is the younger brother alive & in custody?

IMHO driver of the van escaped.

No news about the younger brother sofar.

The person who died of a self inflicted wound in a car was not related to the terror attack.

This is beginning to sound like a game of Cluedo.....

 

[gregjrichards]

This graphic shows how the Barcelona terror attack unfolded. It started when a terrorist in a white van turned on to a pedestrianised part of Las Ramblas at around 5pm British time. At least 13 were killed and 100 injured.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4800904/How-Barcelona-horror-unfolded.html#ixzz4q3Jl90NN

 

[gregjrichards]

10m ago
22:56
The Australian foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has just given a press conference.

One Australian women, from New South Wales, is in hospital in a “serious but stable condition”.

Two other young men from Melbourne had been “directly affected” but had returned to their hotel rooms. She said there were “multiple nationalities” among those killed and injured.

She urged tourists to stay in their hotel rooms, as the situation was still evolving, and contact consular staff to let them know they were safe.

Three German citizens are reportedly among the dead

Philip Oltermann Philip Oltermann
At least three German citizens were among those who died during the Barcelona attack, according to a report by broadcaster ZDF which cited security sources.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...van-driven-into-crowd-in-las-ramblas-district

 

[LietKynes]

Neither of 2 suspects in custody is the driver of the van

RSBM

So he's loose and out running around ?
Wonder if someone's hiding and protecting him ?

 

[gregjrichards]

Spanish PM says Barcelona van attack result of 'jihadist terrorism'
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the van attack in Barcelona that has killed at least 13 people was "jihadist terrorism" which required a global response.

"Today the fight against terrorism is the principal priority for free and open societies like ours. It is a global threat and the response has to be global," Rajoy told a news conference in Barcelona.

He said he would call on other Spanish political parties to reaffirm the country's anti-terrorism pact.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...r-attack-van-crashes-crowd-la-rambla-killing/

 

[gregjrichards]

Operation underway in Cambrils
A police operation is underway in the town of Cambrils, 70 miles south of Barcelona.

The 112 Catalonia emergency service tweeted: "IF YOU'RE NOW IN £Cambrils avoid going out. Stay home, stay safe. Police operation ongoing."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...van-driven-into-crowd-in-las-ramblas-district

Police have confirmed that the investigation ongoing in the town of Cambrils is a counter-terror operation.

People there have been advised to stay inside and not share unverified information.

Mossos
(@mossos)
Operatiu policial en marxa a Cambrils per possible atemptat terrorista.

August 17, 2017

 

[gregjrichards]

Police involved in the Cambrils operation are warning of a “possible terror attack”.

Officials are tweeting in Catalan and English – the town is a coastal one and close to tourist resorts.


@mossos
Police operation in #Cambrils for possible terrorist attack. If you are now in #Cambrils avoid going out. Stay home, stay safe

 

[ZaZara]

[video=twitter;898334821931286529]https://twitter.com/lbcbreaking/status/898334821931286529[/video]


Spanish media report several attackers have been killed in a police operation in #Cambrils, south of #Barcelona


BBM

 

[gregjrichards]

Suspects killed in Cambrils

Police say they have killed “perpetrators” during the counter-terror raid in Cambrils.

Roger Rovira, a journalist with TV3, is in Vic, 80km away from Barcelona, where a second van – presumed to be a getaway vehicle – that had been hired at the same time from the Telefurgo rental company in Sabadell, was found.

Rovira says police officers are attempting to open the van, but have sent in robots to check it, presumably for explosives. Journalists and others have been warned to stay back.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...van-driven-into-crowd-in-las-ramblas-district

 

[ZaZara]

SECOND TERROR ATTACK PREVENTED IN CAMBRILS, TERRORISTS KILLED

ElPais
https://elpais.com/ccaa/2017/08/18/catalunya/1503014552_393278.html

The Mossos d'Esquadra have shot this morning several terrorists who wanted to repeat in Cambrils (Tarragona) the mass attack that has caused the death of 13 people Thursday afternoon in Barcelona. After 1.30 am, Catalan police have warned that they were carrying out a "police operation" in the tourist town in the Tarragona area "because of a possible terrorist attack", and recommended that people stay at home.

According to sources of the investigation, several terrorists have tried to carry out (without success) a second attack in Cambrils of characteristics similar to the one perpetrated hours before in Las Ramblas. The Mossos have managed to prevent the attack and have killed at least four terrorists. "We work with the hypothesis that the events in Cambrils are those of a terrorist attack. We have killed the alleged perpetrators, " the Catalan police confirmed through Twitter.


BBM

 

[ZaZara]

http://www.lavanguardia.com/sucesos...sociales&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

With video here, civilians filming and staring at dead terrorists.
Listen to the man's voice, he is swearing in disbelief, telling that the perps are wearing explosives, there are two, there's another one ....

https://youtu.be/q-nlbgViaMk

 

[gregjrichards]

SECOND TERROR ATTACK PREVENTED IN CAMBRILS, TERRORISTS KILLED

ElPais
https://elpais.com/ccaa/2017/08/18/catalunya/1503014552_393278.html

The Mossos d'Esquadra have shot this morning several terrorists who wanted to repeat in Cambrils (Tarragona) the mass attack that has caused the death of 13 people Thursday afternoon in Barcelona. After 1.30 am, Catalan police have warned that they were carrying out a "police operation" in the tourist town in the Tarragona area "because of a possible terrorist attack", and recommended that people stay at home.

According to sources of the investigation, several terrorists have tried to carry out (without success) a second attack in Cambrils of characteristics similar to the one perpetrated hours before in Las Ramblas. The Mossos have managed to prevent the attack and have killed at least four terrorists. "We work with the hypothesis that the events in Cambrils are those of a terrorist attack. We have killed the alleged perpetrators, " the Catalan police confirmed through Twitter.


BBM

Emergency services say the situation in Cambrils is “exceptional” and ask people in the town to be patient. Some roads are closed, they say. People are asked to remain indoors.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...van-driven-into-crowd-in-las-ramblas-district

"Four terror suspects have been killed and one injured in a shootout 70 miles from Barcelona as police carried out an operation linked to yesterday's massacre, which claimed 13 lives and left more than 100 injured.

Video footage shows armed officers running down a street in the coastal town of Cambrils, to the south of the Catalan city, shortly after midnight."



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...n-man-rented-Barcelona-van.html#ixzz4q3uspERh

Four suspects killed, one injured

A spokeswoman for the Catalan police has confirmed that officers shot dead four alleged perpetrators and injured one more during the counter-terror raid in Cambrils.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...van-driven-into-crowd-in-las-ramblas-district

 

[Elainera]

SECOND TERROR ATTACK PREVENTED IN CAMBRILS, TERRORISTS KILLED

ElPais
https://elpais.com/ccaa/2017/08/18/catalunya/1503014552_393278.html

The Mossos d'Esquadra have shot this morning several terrorists who wanted to repeat in Cambrils (Tarragona) the mass attack that has caused the death of 13 people Thursday afternoon in Barcelona. After 1.30 am, Catalan police have warned that they were carrying out a "police operation" in the tourist town in the Tarragona area "because of a possible terrorist attack", and recommended that people stay at home.

According to sources of the investigation, several terrorists have tried to carry out (without success) a second attack in Cambrils of characteristics similar to the one perpetrated hours before in Las Ramblas. The Mossos have managed to prevent the attack and have killed at least four terrorists. "We work with the hypothesis that the events in Cambrils are those of a terrorist attack. We have killed the alleged perpetrators, " the Catalan police confirmed through Twitter.


BBM

Great job!

I'm so sad for the victims and their families. I'm so sad for Europe.

 

[gregjrichards]

Cambrils terror suspects 'had attempted to carry out a similar attack to that in Barcelona'

RTVE reported that the suspects had attempted to carry out a similar attack to that in Barcelona by driving a van at pedestrians.

The broadcaster said seven people were injured, including two seriously.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...r-attack-van-crashes-crowd-la-rambla-killing/

 

[Harmony 2]

I shouldn't read this thread because it will make me worry. My son is in Europe right now along with a group of friends from college. He sent me photos from his visit to Spain a few days ago. He also sent me an itinerary because he knows I am apprehensive about his trip. Of course I know these kind of attacks can happen anywhere.

 

[Rott Mom]

What a scary, scary world that we live in.

 

[dotr]

Graffiti should not be underestimated as an alert, imo.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/barcelona-car-crash-1.4251171

In recent weeks, threatening graffiti against tourists has appeared in Barcelona, which draws at least 11 million visitors a year. In one video released under the slogan "Tourism Kills Neighbourhoods," several hooded individuals stopped a tourist bus in Barcelona, slashed the tires and spray-painted the windscreen.

 

[dotr]

I shouldn't read this thread because it will make me worry. My son is in Europe right now along with a group of friends from college. He sent me photos from his visit to Spain a few days ago. He also sent me an itinerary because he knows I am apprehensive about his trip. Of course I know these kind of attacks can happen anywhere.

My heart goes out to you, any parent would be so happy that the kids are traveling and experiencing the world, but holy sleepless nights till they get home again!
He will be fine, security is out and about and on high alert to keep everyone safe.

 

[Elainera]

The fifth suspect shot during an apparent terrorist attack in Cambrils has died, Catalonia police say. The suspect was injured when police launched an operation to foil Spain's attack in less than 12 hours.

Fifteen people - out of more than 100 injured - remain in a critical condition following Thursday's attack in Barcelona, officials say. Two of the seven hurt in the Cambrils attack were also seriously injured.

El Mundo newspaper has cited a Catalan government spokesman as saying that police believe the terror suspects were driving round the town of Cambrils in an Audi A3 before they were shot dead. Spanish media reports that the attackers had plowed the vehicle into several pedestrians in a similar incident to the Barcelona assault.

More Catalonia terror attacks - live updates here:

http://www.dw.com/en/catalonia-terror-attacks-live-updates/a-40140786

 

[dotr]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/17/barcelona-attack-what-we-know-so-far
Friday 18 August 2017 05.39 BST

Here’s what we we know so far:

• Thirteen people have been killed in the attack in Barcelona claimed by Isis that happened shortly after 5pm local time on Thursday, Catalonia’s interior minister Joaquim Forn has confirmed.
• Hours later, police killed five terror suspects in the town of Cambrils as they ran over pedestrians. The suspects were travelling in an Audi A3 and some were wearing what looked like explosive belts. Six civilians and one police officer were injured.
• Police are linking the killings in Cambril, the Barcelona attack and an explosion on Wednesday night in a house in Alcanar 200km away, in which one person died and several were injured. A second blast injured emergency services personnel, bringing the injury toll to 16, according to Spanish reports.
• In Barcelona, one Belgian has been confirmed dead. Three Germans are also reportedly among the victims.
• About 100 people were injured and 15 are in serious condition. The injured include three Australians, three Dutch, and three Greeks – a woman and her two children. At least 18 nationalities were affected, including France, Venezuela, Ireland, Peru, Algeria and China, according to Spain’s civil protection agency.