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Barcelona van attacker among five killed by police - Spanish media
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS AUGUST 17, 2017 / 11:26 AM / 29 MINUTES AGO
Barcelona van attacker among five killed by police - Spanish media
Andrés González, Angus Berwick and Carlos Ruano
5 MIN READ
BARCELONA (Reuters) - The driver of the van that plowed into crowds in Barcelona on Thursday, killing 13 people, was one of five men shot dead by police in a Catalan seaside resort hours later, two Spanish newspapers reported on Friday.
There was no immediate confirmation of the reports.
Josep Lluis Trapero, police chief in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia, had said earlier that it was possible, but not confirmed, that the driver was among those killed.
The driver abandoned the van and fled on Thursday after speeding along a pedestrianized section of Las Ramblas, the most famous boulevard in Barcelona, leaving a trail of dead and injured people.
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Barcelona van attacker among five killed by police - Spanish media
Andrés González, Angus Berwick and Carlos Ruano
5 MIN READ
BARCELONA (Reuters) - The driver of the van that plowed into crowds in Barcelona on Thursday, killing 13 people, was one of five men shot dead by police in a Catalan seaside resort hours later, two Spanish newspapers reported on Friday.
There was no immediate confirmation of the reports.
Josep Lluis Trapero, police chief in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia, had said earlier that it was possible, but not confirmed, that the driver was among those killed.
The driver abandoned the van and fled on Thursday after speeding along a pedestrianized section of Las Ramblas, the most famous boulevard in Barcelona, leaving a trail of dead and injured people.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-barcelona-idUSKCN1AX1W6