13 dead, 100 injured in two Spanish seaside city attacks
Barcelona : Drivers have ploughed into pedestrians in two quick-succession, separate attacks in Barcelona and another popular Spanish seaside city, leaving 13 people dead and injuring more than 100 others.
In the first incident, which was claimed by the Islamic State group, a white van sped into a street packed full of tourists in central Barcelona on Thursday afternoon, knocking people out of the way and killing 13 in a scene of chaos and horror.
Some eight hours later in Cambrils, a city 120 kilometres south of Barcelona, an Audi A3 car rammed into pedestrians, injuring six civilians -- one of them critical -- and a police officer, authorities said.
Gunfire ensued during which police killed the five attackers, some of whom were wearing explosive belts.
Police said they were "working on the hypothesis that the terrorists shot dead in Cambrils are linked to what happened in Barcelona".
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