A van has
crashed into a crowd in Barcelona killing 13 people and injuring 100
others, according to Catalonia authorities. Police say they are
treating the incident as a “terrorist attack.”
Catalan
interior ministry official, Joaquim Forn, confirmed the death toll at
13.
A white van
smashed into a crowd on the famous La Rambla, a street popular with
tourists visiting the city. The crash occurred after the van jumped
the sidewalk, AP reported.
Catalan
Police said they were treating the incident as a terrorist attack.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the deadly van
attack in Barcelona, Catalan's regional head Carles Puigdemont has
said.
The Spanish
prime minister said he was on his way to Barcelona to reinforce
security in the city. “Maximum coordination to arrest the
attackers, reinforce security and attend to all those affected,”
Mariano Rajoy wrote on Twitter.
Earlier, the
La Vanguardia newspaper reported that one of the perpetrators
involved in the van attack had been shot dead by police during a
gunfight.
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