Earlier today, a van was driven into pedestrians in the Las Ramblas district of Barcelona, Spain. In other words, there has been yet another run-over-the-pedestrians style terror attack. Authorities say the one person was killed, but local media outlets report that 13 people have died. The driver and possibly another man, both of whom may be armed, reportedly left the van and holed themselves up in a restaurant.
Read more at The Guardian, BBC News, CBS News, the Independent and the Daily Mail.
UPDATE: Read still more at The Local ES.
UPDATE 2: The previously reported number of 13 killed has been confirmed by law enforcement. A man named Driss Oukabir, described as being of Moroccan origin, has been arrested in relation to the attack. A second suspect was killed at a police checkpoint. A second van thought to be connected to the attack has been found in the Catalonian town of Vic.
UPDATE 3: Four suspects have been killed by police in Cambrils, south of Barcelona, as reported by Russia Today.
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