via El Pais
Driss Oukabir has been identified as the terrorist responsible for the van ramming attack in Barcelona. Barcelona police are calling the heinous incident a “jihadist terror attack.”
According to reports, a white van slammed into crowds on a popular tree-lined pedestrian in Barcelona’s Las Ramblas tourist district, killing at least one person and injuring 32 more.
Spanish news currently has the death toll as high as 13.
#BREAKING Catalonia police tell us two armed suspects are in Barcelona, after hitting pedestrians with van. Treating it as "jihadist terror" pic.twitter.com/t5TrwhSEaQ
— Natasha Fatah
(@NatashaFatah) August 17, 2017
(@NatashaFatah) via USA Today:
The Spanish newspaper El Pais reported that two suspects fled the scene, with at least one holed up in a bar. EFE, the Spanish news agency, said one of the suspects, wearing a blue and white sweather, managed to escape.
In a photo shown by public broadcaster RTVE, three people were lying on the ground in the street and were being helped by police and others, the Associated Press reported.
The Mossos d’Esquadra, the police force of the Catalan autonomous region, said on Twitter that “the counter-terror mechanism has been activated.”
In Washington, the White House says President Donald Trump has been alerted to the unfolding situation in Barcelona.
Who is Driss Oukabir?
Driss Oukabir has been identified as the man responsible for the terror attack in Barcelona that left at least 13 dead and 32 injured on Thursday, August 17.
About Las Ramblas Tourist District
La Rambla is a street in central Barcelona, popular with tourists and locals alike. A tree-lined pedestrian mall, it stretches for 1.2 kilometres connecting Plaça de Catalunya in the centre with the Christopher Columbus Monument at Port Vell. La Rambla forms the boundary between the quarters of Barri Gòtic, to the east, and El Raval, to the west.
La Rambla can be crowded, especially during the height of the tourist season. Its popularity with tourists has affected the character of the street, with a move to pavement cafes and souvenir kiosks. It has also suffered from the attention of pickpockets and especially towards its southern end, sex workers.
The Spanish poet Federico García Lorca once said that La Rambla was “the only street in the world which I wish would never end.”
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