BARCELONA — A van driver ploughed into crowds of pedestrians on Barcelona’s most popular street in broad daylight on Thursday, killing 13 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. Regional interior minister Joaquim Forn said 13 people had died and another 100 were injured in what police were treating as a "terrorist attack", warning that the death toll could rise further. 'Whole street started to run'"When it happened I ran out and saw the damage," local shop worker Xavi Perez told AFP. Police officers ask people to leave Plaza Catalonia following a terrorist attack in central Barcelona, Spain. - EPA/VNA PhotoIn another incident Thursday, police shot at a vehicle that forced its way through a roadblock in Barcelona after the van attack, knocking down two officers.

Source: Viet Nam News August 17, 2017 23:03 UTC