![]() ![]() A police officer was also lightly injured in the counter-terror operation.Reports suggested a vehicle was driven at pedestrians in an echo of the Barcelona attack, but this has not been confirmed. Six bystanders were wounded, one critically and another seriously, in what authorities said was a possible terror attack.A fifth, who was injured and arrested, has since died. Police shot dead four suspects in the coastal town, around 120kms from Barcelona. ![]() Two men have been arrested – including Driss Oukabir, who was initially suspected of being the driver – but police have now said neither man was behind the wheel.Around 100 people were injured, at least 15 of them seriously.13 people are confirmed to have died after a van was driven into pedestrians in Las Ramblas.03.15 BST What we know about those killed and injured Barcelona Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack in Las Ramblas, but this could not be verified.A second van that was believed to have been used as a getaway vehicle for the Barcelona attacker was found abandoned in Vic, 80km away.Alcanar is around 200km (124 miles) from Barcelona and 90km (56 miles) from Cambrils.Police now say they believe explosives were being prepared at the property. Officials are also linking the two attacks to an earlier explosion that destroyed a house in Alcanar, killing one person and wounding at least one more.One is Driss Oukabir, originally named as the suspect, although he is reported to have told police that his identity documents were stolen before they were used to rent the van. Two suspects whom police believe to be linked to the Barcelona attack are in custody, although neither is the driver.The driver escaped the scene and a police manhunt for him continues.Authorities say the attack is linked to the terrorist assault on Barcelona earlier on Thursday, when a man drove a van into pedestrians in Las Ramblas, killing 13 people and injuring 100 more.Police officers then shot dead five suspects, some of whom were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts.Six bystanders and one police officer were injured – two seriously – when they were reportedly deliberately hit by a car. A second terror attack has taken place in Cambrils, a coastal town around 120km from Barcelona.
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