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2017-08-17 Europe

Breaking: Barcelona Van Attack on Pedestrians.

link to SkyNews live feed. 13 dead so far

Courtesy of Beavis:

Van crashes into dozens of people in Barcelona, several injured
MADRID, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A van has crashed into dozens of people in Barcelona's city centre, local police said on Wednesday.

There were several injured in a "massive crash", police said on Twitter. Catalan emergency services said people should not go to the area around Placa Catalunya.

And from Bright Pebbles:

Barcelona police have said the Las Ramblas van crash is a 'terrorist attack'

Please add updates here, rather than starting a new thread.
Added at 2:00 p.m. EDT from Abu Uluque, who had it filed where I wasn't looking as I hurried to get the first post published -- sorry:

Barcelona terror attack – ‘Two dead and many injured' after van mounts pavement and ploughs into pedestrians along Las Ramblas tourist hotspot before driver flees on foot

A TERROR van has ploughed into pedestrians in Barcelona leaving two dead and several injured, according to local reports.

Eyewitness footage and photos from the scene show a huge emergency response after the smash on the iconic Las Ramblas tourist hotspot.

People have been told to avoid the area as emergency services react to a "serious incident" in the Spanish city.

Metro lines have been shut and shoppers and pedestrians have been seen running into buildings as armed police flooded the area.

Testimonies suggest the van careered into pedestrians as they crossed the road .

Police have confirmed that the "massive crash" involved a white van mounting the pavement.

And witnesses have told of hearing gunshots, although this has not been confirmed.

Barcelona is one of the most popular summer destinations for British tourists.

Posted by Frank G on the Road 2017-08-17 12:50|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 The Guardia Civil is reporting the truck was rented by a Driss Oukabir in Santa Perpetua de la Mogada

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-08-17 13:49|| 2017-08-17 13:49|| Front Page Top

#2 there's talk: a) of a second van - b) two armed men are holed up in a Turkish bar

Posted by Frank G on the Road 2017-08-17 13:52|| 2017-08-17 13:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Hit in front of a Kosher restaurant, Maccabi.

Who, oh who, could the attacker be?

Posted by Frank G on the Road 2017-08-17 14:13|| 2017-08-17 14:13|| Front Page Top

#4 The radical Amish at it again!

Posted by DarthVader 2017-08-17 14:18|| 2017-08-17 14:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Barcelona? The one whose residents harassed and decried tourists and welcomed 'immigrants'? That Barcelona?

Posted by Pappy 2017-08-17 14:55|| 2017-08-17 14:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Are they going to ban vans (sarc)?

Posted by JohnQC 2017-08-17 15:25|| 2017-08-17 15:25|| Front Page Top

#7 Ban Muslims renting anything?

Posted by Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-08-17 15:32|| 2017-08-17 15:32|| Front Page Top

#8 This is CNN

"There will be questions about copycats," Blitzer said. "There will be questions if what happened in Barcelona was at all a copycat version of what happened in Charlottesville, Virginia. Even though there may be different characters, different political ambitions, they used the same killing device: a vehicle going at high speed into a group, a large group of pedestrians."

Posted by Beavis 2017-08-17 16:01|| 2017-08-17 16:01|| Front Page Top

#9 RE: link in comment #8

Blitzer has a rectal/cranial inversion.

He has it backwards.

Nice, France

Paris attack on police

London

Charlottesville?

Barcelona

Seems that there are adequate examples for jihadis to draw from.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2017-08-17 17:19|| 2017-08-17 17:19|| Front Page Top

#10 Ban Muslims renting anything?

A well meaning half-measure. Banning Muslims should produce a high level of success.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-08-17 17:53|| 2017-08-17 17:53|| Front Page Top

#11 Rent Muslims back to their countries of origin?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-08-17 18:01|| 2017-08-17 18:01|| Front Page Top

#12 #9 For that matter, Palestinians been using cars as terrorist weapon in Israel since the 90es.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-08-17 18:23|| 2017-08-17 18:23|| Front Page Top

#13 Am I the only one who looks at this, shrugs, and says,"you opted for this crap sandwich -- eat it"?

Posted by charger 2017-08-17 18:26|| 2017-08-17 18:26|| Front Page Top

#14 Works until the US begins to embrace European cuisine, Charger. Oh wait, we already have!

Posted by Skidmark 2017-08-17 18:41|| 2017-08-17 18:41|| Front Page Top

#15 Heh. There are even parts of this country over which I wouldn't shed a tear at this point.

Yes, that's terrible, but I know perfectly well that there a lot of "Americans" who'd like to see me and mine dead.

Posted by charger 2017-08-17 19:05|| 2017-08-17 19:05|| Front Page Top

#16 Even Allahsquish Eeyore at HotAir mocked him:
Via the Media Research Center and CNS, after eight jihadi car-ramming terror attacks this year alone, I think it’s more likely people will ask whether Wolf ate paint chips as a kid.

Posted by Frank G on the Road 2017-08-17 19:59|| 2017-08-17 19:59|| Front Page Top

#17 Am I the only one who looks at this, shrugs, and says,"you opted for this crap sandwich -- eat it"?

No.

Posted by Cravilet Poodle5789 2017-08-17 20:27|| 2017-08-17 20:27|| Front Page Top

#18 hey, look on the bright side. Barcelona tourism won't be a bother any more

Posted by Frank G on the Road 2017-08-17 20:34|| 2017-08-17 20:34|| Front Page Top

#19 ZH reporting 4 dead, 7 wounded south of Barcelona. Not clear if perps or victims.

Posted by phil_b 2017-08-17 21:12|| 2017-08-17 21:12|| Front Page Top

#20 tourism won't be a bother

Mwahaha! I shall engage an entire designer hostel and fill it with hungry local wimmin for me personal hareem... or at least enjoy the empty MNAC.

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2017-08-17 22:03|| 2017-08-17 22:03|| Front Page Top

#21 When the EU cops come out to these frequent attacks, they certainly have fashionable uniforms.

Posted by Hupeting Sforza8196 2017-08-17 22:06|| 2017-08-17 22:06|| Front Page Top

#22 They need to activate delts force in country to find and secure Christine fromthe Stephen King book could you imagine a jihadi activated by a CELL driving Christine with a Berka car BRA or what?

Posted by Crinegum Ulaigum2776 2017-08-17 22:07|| 2017-08-17 22:07|| Front Page Top

#23 Delta Force

Posted by Crinegum Ulaigum2776 2017-08-17 22:08|| 2017-08-17 22:08|| Front Page Top

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