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Barcelona: Police shoot dead 5 men in car also attacking pedestrians several hours after the Las Ramblas van attack

August 18th, 2017

Washington Post

  • The 5 suspects in the nearby seaside resort of Cambrils tried to mow down pedestrians in the early hours of the morning
  • 1 a.m. on Friday, police responded to an attack near the boardwalk of the beach town of Cambrils, 60 miles southwest of Barcelona
  • An Audi had plowed into a crowd.
  • The police exchanged fire with the men in the car, killing four immediately while a fifth later died of his injuries. Six others were injured, including a police officer.
  • More than a hundred people from at least 24 nationalities were hurt and the death toll could rise above 13.

 

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