King Mohammed VI of Morocco condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks that hit Barcelona and expressed his heartfelt condolences and solidarity to King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain. The King said, in a message, that he was deeply saddened to learn about the deadly terrorist attack in Las Ramblas Promenade where a van plowed into pedestrians. Five men suspected of attempting to carry out a related attack were shot by police early Friday morning in the nearby town of Cambrils. The attackers, who were wearing explosives, were intercepted after driving a car into a crowd of people, killing one and injuring six others. One person was also killed in an explosion in a property in a separate town 100 miles southwest of Barcelona Wednesday night.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 18, 2017 17:15 UTC