Terror in Spain: 14 killed in two incidents after van mowed down pedestrians and police shoot five suspected ‘suicide attackers’
One Hongkonger is among 100 people wounded in the van attack on Barcelona’s Las Ramblas tourist strip, with Islamic State claiming responsibility
Five apparent terrorists wearing suicide belts have been shot dead by police in Cambrils in southern Spain, apparently foiling a second ram-raid terrorist attack just hours after 13 pedestrians were killed in Barcelona when a van mowed them down on the city’s iconic Las Ramblas avenue.
Local media reported that the Cambrils suspects crashed into a police car and ran over civilians late on Thursday, before police shot the attackers, one of whom was brandishing a knife. Five civilians and one officer were injured. One of the injured, a woman, died on Friday, while another is still in serious condition.
The police force in Cambrils said it was working on the theory that the suspects were linked to the van attack late Thursday afternoon on Las Ramblas that killed 13 people and wounded about 100. A manhunt is underway for that driver, although two other suspects were arrested, including Maghrebi Driss Oukabir, who allegedly hired the van.
A Hong Kong woman was injured on Las Ramblas, the Chinese consulate general in Barcelona said. No other Chinese nationals were reported hurt in the attack, it said.
Hong Kong’s Immigration Department said the Hong Kong tourist had been treated for a leg injury.
In Cambrils, “the alleged terrorists were in an Audi A3 and apparently knocked down several people before coming across a police patrol and a shoot-out ensued,” said a spokesman for the regional government of Catalonia.
