At lease 13 people were killed and over 50 injured in a “terrorist attack” as a driver deliberately ploughed a van into pedestrians on one of Spain’s busiest streets on Thursday. “Huge collision on las Ramblas in Barcelona by an individual driving a van,” a statement from Catalan police said. The attaker was arrested soon after the incident, police added.
The area was cordoned off, with several ambulances and police vehicles on the scene, an AFP correspondent said.
Police told crowds fleeing the scene by megaphone that they were dealing with a “terrorist attack”.
The famous las Ramblas boulevard is one of Barcelona’s busiest streets, normally thronged with tourists and street performers until well into the night.