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What We Know About the Spain Terror Attacks

August 18, 2017
Police officers patrol Las Ramblas area of Barcelona. Picture by: Jordi Boixareu / ZUMA Press

Two terrorist attacks struck Spain’s Barcelona and Cambrils on Thursday evening and during the early hours of Friday. The attacks, carried out by a number of terrorists, killed at least 13 people and injured more than 150 people. The Barcelona Attack The first attack in Barcelona took place at 4:50PM local time. A white rental van, reportedly driven by 18-year-old Moussa Oukabir, ran people over as they enjoyed a day out at Las Ramblas, a top tourist destination in central Barcelona. According to eye-witnesses, Oukabir drove the vane for several hundred meters into Las Ramblas, which at the time was packed with tourists. Many civilians were forced to flee for safety in nearby stores as the attack unfolded. The van eventually came to a halt and was quickly surrounded by armed police. However, Oukabir, who used his older brother’s identity papers to rent the van, had already escaped. Police say a second van, intended to be used as a getaway vehicle, was located north of Barcelona. A manhunt is currently underway for the 18-year-old who killed 13 people and injured many more. Among those missing are a number of children…


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