13 killed, 50 injured as police arrest a suspect
Police have reportedly arrested a suspect following a van attack in Spain's Barcelona city centre.
Police said a white van mounted the pavement of the main tourist area in the city, hitting several people.
Sky News, citing Catalan interior minister Joaquim Forn, said at least 13 persons were killed in the incident which has been declared a terror attack.
The
van came stopped at the entrance to the Liceu metro station and the
occupants escaped and ran off into the streets nearby, a local newspaper
reports.
The interior minister was also said to have confirmed that 50 people were injured in the attack.
One TV station said two armed men entered a Turkish restaurant and took hostages, but Forn denied this.
Police had said they were looking for a man of 5ft 5ins (1.7m) in height, wearing a white shirt with blue stripes.
It
was gathered that the van used in the attack is a Fiat, that was hired
from an address in Santa Perpetua Of the Mogoda about five miles north
of the city.
El Pais, a Spanish newspaper has identified a man who the Civil Guard says is responsible for the attack.
A Facebook account says he is from Marseilles and lives in Ripoll, Catalonia, about 50 miles north of Barcelona.
13 killed, 50 injured as police arrest a suspect
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