Police secure the area around Las Ramblas in Barcelona, the scene of Thursday's attack. Photo: AFPThe office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday condemned the "revolting attack" in Barcelona, which saw a van plough through a street packed with pedestrians, killing 13 people. "We are thinking with profound sadness of the victims of the revolting attack in Barcelona -- with solidarity and frienship alongside the Spanish people," tweeted spokesman Steffen Seibert. Thirteen people were killed and more than 100 remain in hospital after a suspected Islamist terrorist drove a van into pedestrian on the bustling Las Ramblas street in Barcelona. The German foreign office has said it is working to confirm reports that German citizens are among the dead.

Source: The Local August 18, 2017 07:41 UTC