At Least 13 Dead After Van Hits Barcelona Pedestrians
Police are now reportedly calling it a terrorist attack
By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff
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(NEWSER) – At least 13 people are dead after a van drove into a crowd of pedestrians in Barcelona on Thursday, a local official has announced. More than 50 others are injured, CNN reports. Police initially didn't speculate on a motive for the incident, which took place near Las Ramblas, a popular tourist area, but they now say they're treating it as a terror attack, the Telegraph reports. There were reports of a hostage situation immediately following the attack, but police have now debunked that claim. The driver was arrested about two and a half hours after the attack.
"All of a sudden I heard a crashing noise and the whole street just started to run screaming. I saw a woman next to me screaming for her kids," a man who was walking down the street at the time tells Sky News. "Literally within 30 seconds police vans, ambulances, police officers with guns were piling out, and we were sectioned off and then being pushed rapidly back." President Trump tweeted a response to the attack: "The United States condemns the terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. Be tough & strong, we love you!"
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