BARCELONA: A van ploughed into crowds in the heart of Barcelona on Thursday and Spanish media reported at least 13 people were killed, in what police said they were treating as a terrorist attack.The death toll was reported by Cadena Ser radio, citing police sources. Police said some people were dead and injured but did not confirm the number of casualties. It was just going straight through the middle of the crowds in the middle of the Ramblas. "We saw a white van collide with people. People just started running into shops, there was a kind of mini-stampede where we were, down one of the alleyways.

Source: Economic Times August 17, 2017 16:10 UTC