SEVEN people are injured and five terrorists have been killed in a second terror attack in Spain – just hours after 13 people were mowed down in Barcelona.
The bloodshed erupted in the early hours of this morning in the resort town of Cambrils, located 70 miles south of the earlier attack.
Police say they killed four terrorists as they tried to carry out a terror attack in Cambrils
Bodies are seen lying in the streets of Cambrils
Another body lies motionless following the violence which erupted in the early hours of this morning
A police operation has reportedly seen four terrorists killed by cops in Cambrils
Gunfire was heard in the town of Cambrils south of Barcelona
A group of people are seen crouching behind a grassy bank in Cambrils during the chaotic incident
Shocking footage taken in aftermath of ‘second terror attack’ in Cambrils, Spain
Cops tweeted: “We are working on the theory that the terrorists killed in Cambrils were related to the attacks in Barcelona and Alcanar.”
Spanish media report that five suspects – feared to be wearing “explosive belts” – have been killed in Cambrils.
Six civilians were injured – two seriously – and a police officer was also hurt.
Bomb disposal officers are working to determine whether the alleged terrorists were wearing explosive vests. They are carrying out controlled explosions in Cambrils and told locals not to be alarmed via Twitter.
Shots fired by Spanish police during terror attack operation in Cambrils
Bomb disposal officers are carrying out controlled explosions
This image shows the timeline of the horrific events that occurred in Barcelona yesterday afternoon
Cops originally said they had killed four and injured one terrorist, but he later died.
Meanwhile, footage in Cambrils appears to have been taken near Av de la Diputacio, a beachfront road lines with hotels, shops and restaurant.
The Spanish paper’s sources said several terrorists unsuccessfully tried to carry out a second attack in Cambrils similar to the one hours before in Las Ramblas.
Police took to Twitter to announce they foiled the attack and killed at least four terrorists.
- WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR
- A van hit a crowd in the tourist hotpsot Las Ramblas in Barcelona, an area packed with people, at around 5pm on Thursday
- Thirteen people have died and 100 more were injured in the attack
- At least 18 nationalities are among the victims, Spain’s civil protection agency said
- Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said van attack result of ‘jihadist terrorism’
- The driver of the vehicle was seen fleeing on foot and a manhunt is underway
- At least two men have been arrested in connection with the attack, but neither were the driver of the vehicle, cops said
- A driver later ran into two officers at a Barcelona police checkpoint – but police say it was not linked to the Las Ramblas attack
- Officials are linking the van attack with an explosion that killed one person at a house 124 miles away from Las Ramblas on Wednesday
- ISIS has said it carried out the van attack, according to its Amaq agency
- Seven people are injured and five terrorists have been killed in a second terror attack in Cambrils
- The bloodshed erupted in the early hours of Friday in the resort town located 70 miles south of the earlier attack
Catalan emergency services said on Twitter that people in Cambrils, which is on the coast, should “stay home, stay safe.”
The National Police twitter feed said: “There is currently a police operation in #Cambrils before a possible terrorist attack.
“Avoid being on the street! Stay at home.”
Cambrils is a seaside town south of Barcelona and is popular with British tourists and expats.
A manhunt is underway for the driver of the van that mowed through crowds of tourists on Barcelona’s most famous avenue yesterday afternoon, killing at least 13 people in an attack that was claimed by ISIS.
Witness describes the van crash in Barcelona as ‘complete panic ‘
Earlier yesterday this van slammed into pedestrians in the centre of Barcelona
People flee the scene in Barcelona after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district
The van involved in the deadly Las Ramblas attack was reportedly rented by a man named as Driss Oukabir.
According to local media, Oukabir is a Spanish national of North African descent.
Despite cops naming and picturing Oukabir, there have been reports that he has handed himself into a police station in Ripoll, in northern Catalonia.
The man purporting to be Oukabir has reportedly claimed that his documentation had been stolen and insisted he had no part in the deadly attack.
Police cordoned off the crime scene after the terror attack in Barcelona
Authorities said the death toll could rise, with more than 100 people injured, some seriously.
The sick driver responsible for the twisted ISIS-claimed van attack in Barcelona yesterday is still being hunted by brave Spanish cops.
Police have confirmed two suspects are in custody – a Spanish national from Melilla and a Moroccan – but neither was steering the vehicle despite being directly involved in the massacre.
The crash van entered a pedestrian area at the junction of Las Ramblas and Placa Catalunya at around 5pm local time on Thursday and ploughed into a sea of shoppers and tourists.
A scene of horror as police evacuate the area in response to the van attack
Two people pictured lying injured on the ground after the horrifying assault
A body covered with a foil blanket lying on the blood-splattered ground
Another victim is pictured lying face down next to a news stand in the busy area of the city
Graphic scenes as the injured receive basic treatment from stunned witnesses
Injured victims being treated on the ground in Las Ramblas
The rampaging vehicle zigzagged through the Las Ramblas area mowing down innocent people prompting terrified families to run for their lives.
Disturbing footage and pictures from the scene show bodies scattered around the blood-splattered ground of the tourist hotspot as armed cops quickly responded to the emergency.
Scared people pictured with their arms raised being evacuated from the area following the van assault
The white rented van used as a weapon in the terror attack is towed away by authorities
Terrified people are guided to safety by brave officers
Forensic police officers search for clues near the area where the van attack took place
Terrified people being evacuated from the busy tourist hotspot in Barcelona
A man pictured carrying a small child following the deadly assault which left more than a dozen dead
An injured victim is carried away by emergency workers
The van ploughed down the busy street smashing into terrified shoppers
A man is given medical treatment on the ground by emergency workers
Armed cops swooped on the area quickly and evacuated thousands of scared tourists and shop workers
The van attack is the latest ISIS-claimed assault in which a vehicle was used as a weapon
A huge explosion at a house in a town outside Barcelona on Wednesday is related to the Las Ramblas terror rampage, cops said.
One person died and seven others were injured, one of them seriously, in the blast at a home in the town of Alcanar.
Spanish cops say last night’s gas explosion that killed one is linked to Barcelona van attack
Bystanders took refuge in shops, bars and restaurants lining Las Ramblas
A grief-stricken witness is comforted by friends amid the horror in Barcelona
Firefighters believe a build-up of gas caused the explosion which destroyed the home while authorities found about 20 butane and propane gas bottles at the scene.
More people were hurt in a second blast on Thursday afternoon, believed to have been caused by an accumulation of gas at the site of the first blast.
The van involved in the deadly Las Ramblas attack was reportedly rented by a man named as Driss Oukabir.
According to local media, Oukabir is a Spanish national of North African descent.
Armed cops pictured in the Catalan capital
Police locked down the Las Ramblas in the hours after the attack
Emergency workers pictured near a dead body in the Spanish city
Around 100 people were injured in the van rampage through Barcelonas Las Rambla’s tourist district
A sea of ambulances pictured near where the twisted mass killing took place
Despite cops naming and picturing Oukabir, there have been reports that he has handed himself into a police station in Ripoll, in northern Catalonia.
The man purporting to be Oukabir has reportedly claimed that his documentation had been stolen and insisted he had no part in the deadly attack.
Catalan cops have said officers shot and killed a man who was in a car that hit two officers at a traffic blockade in the town of Sant Just Desvern which is outside of Barcelona.
Police said the man who was gunned down is not believed to have been involved in the van massacre.
The ISIS-affiliated news agency Amaq has said that “soldiers” of the brainwashed death cult carried out the attack.
The propaganda outlet said via messaging app Telegram: “The executors of the Barcelona attack were soldiers of the Islamic State.”
One man died in a gas explosion in the village of Alcanar, Catalonia, on Wednesday in an incident belived to be linked to the attacks of the past 24 hours
The aftermath of the blast at the home where it is feared a bomb was being made
An aerial view shows the extent of the devastation
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