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2017 Barcelona attacks

Coordinates: 41°22′53″N 2°10′20″E / 41.381492°N 2.1722188°E / 41.381492; 2.1722188
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2017 Barcelona attack
La Rambla is located in Barcelona
La Rambla
La Rambla
La Rambla (Barcelona)
LocationLa Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Coordinates41°22′53″N 2°10′20″E / 41.381492°N 2.1722188°E / 41.381492; 2.1722188
Date17 August 2017
17:20 CEST (UTC+02)
Attack type
Vehicle-ramming attack
WeaponsFiat Talento vehicle
Deaths14 (Including one perpetrator)[1]
Injured50
Perpetrators2
Las Ramblas in Barcelona

On 17 August 2017, a white van hit pedestrians on La Rambla, Barcelona, leaving as many as fourteen people dead and at least 50 injured.[2][3] The two suspects then fled on foot.[4][5]

Timeline

Shortly after 17:00 CEST (UTC+2)[6], a white Fiat Talento drove onto the pavement of Barcelona's Las Ramblas, crashing into pedestrians between Plaça Catalunya and Gran Teatre del Liceu.[6][7]

The van was hired by Driss Oukabir, a Spanish citizen of Moroccan origin.[8]

The driver fled as the counter-terror protocol was deployed, though the Catalan police could not confirm the motive behind the ramming.[9] First reports claimed two deaths and dozens of injured people.[10]

Soon after, the suspect number rose to two people, one of whom was the driver, allegedly barricaded inside a restaurant armed with a rifle. EFE claimed the second suspect managed to escape,[9] and it was reported that the van was hired in the neighbouring location of Santa Perpètua de Mogoda,[11] among with a similar van which was considered a getaway vehicle and was found by 7:00pm in Vic.[12] El Pais newspapers later contradicted EFE and stated that police sources claimed the two perpetrators of the crash were holed up in a bar in Tallers Street.[13]

In the press conference held by the police at 7:00pm local time, the spokesperson confirmed the terrorist nature of the event, a dead person and 32 injured —10 of those in serious condition.[14] Other sources are claiming the fatality count is 13.[15] Meanwhile, another vehicle was involved in a ramming of a police barricade in Avinguda Diagonal and shots were exchanged. The reports informed the death of the driver and it is not known if this is involved with the previous attack.[16]

At about 8:20pm local time, the Catalan Government confirmed that 13 were dead and at least 50 people were injured.[17] At 8:29pm, Mossos confirmed that nobody was taken as a hostage in a bar and that a suspect was held in custody.[18]

Reactions

Domestic

Gàbia operation was deployed by Mossos d'Esquadra in order to locate the perpetrator(s). All events in Barcelona were cancelled, and both Carles Puigdemont and Ada Colau cancelled their holidays so as to return to the city and take part in the crisis management.[19] Likewise, Mariano Rajoy cancelled his holidays and travelled to Barcelona with the Spanish vice-president, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, and Juan Ignacio Zoido.[20]

International

Several world leaders reacted to the events, condemning the attacks and expressing shock, sympathy and solidarity with Spain.[21][22][23][24][25][26]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/40966524
  2. ^ "At least 13 dead in van crash in Barcelona city center: media". 17 August 2017 – via Reuters.
  3. ^ http://news.sky.com/story/live-van-ploughs-into-crowd-in-barcelona-10992730
  4. ^ "Van crashes into dozens of people in Barcelona: police". Reuters. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  5. ^ Ward, Victoria. "Barcelona crash: 'Two dead' as van ploughs into crowd at popular tourist area, as driver flees scene". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Atropellament massiu a la Rambla de Barcelona" (in Catalan). 324.cat. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Van drives into people at Ramblas – aftermath". LiveLeak.com. August 2017.
  8. ^ Fedschun, Travis (17 August 2017). "Barcelona terror attack: At least 13 reported dead after van plows into crowd at popular tourist area".
  9. ^ a b "At least 2 dead, 20 injured after van hits pedestrians in Barcelona, Spain". EFE. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Confirman un segundo muerto en el atropello de Las Ramblas". EFE. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Lo que se sabe del atentado en La Rambla de Barcelona". El País. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Atropellament massiu a la Rambla de Barcelona en un atemptat terrorista". Ara.cat. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  13. ^ Wilson, Joseph. "Van plows into crowd in Barcelona, local media reports up to 13 dead".
  14. ^ Mossos (17 August 2017). "En aquests moments es confirma una víctima mortal i 32 ferits, dels quals 10 greus #Barcelona".
  15. ^ Galan, Laura. "Almenys 13 persones mortes en l'atropellament massiu a la Rambla de Barcelona". CCMA. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Un vehicle atropella una agent dels Mossos a la Diagonal després de saltar-se un control". 324.cat. Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Tretze morts i més de 50 ferits en un atropellament massiu a la Rambla de Barcelona en un atemptat terrorista". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  18. ^ https://twitter.com/mossos/status/898250170139373568
  19. ^ "Atemptat a la Rambla de Barcelona". Ara. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  20. ^ "Rajoy, Santamaría i Zoido viatgen a Barcelona per participar en el gabinet de crisi per l'atemptat". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  21. ^ "Irish caught up in Barcelona attack advised to keep clear of streets". 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  22. ^ The statement in Facebook, 2017.
  23. ^ "US offers help to Spain in wake of Barcelona attack". 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  24. ^ "Police are calling a deadly van crash in Barcelona a terror attack". Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  25. ^ "EU president Jean-Claude Juncker condemns 'cowardly attack' in Barcelona". The Independent. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  26. ^ "Romanian president Klaus Iohannis condemns the attack in Barcelona". Twitter. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
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