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An injured person is carried in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people, police said. (AP Photo/Oriol Duran)
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A policeman stands next to an ambulance after a van ploughed into a crowd in Barcelona. Josep Lago / AFP.
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A police officer cordons off a street in Barcelona, Spain. Police in the northern Spanish city of Barcelona say a white van has jumped the sidewalk in the city's historic Las Ramblas district, killing several people. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo.
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Police officers tell members of the public to leave the scene in a street in Barcelona, Spain. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo.
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A still image from video shows a police cordon on a street in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters.
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A police officer cordons off a street in Barcelona, Spain. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo.
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A policemen and a medical staff member stand near police cars and an ambulance in a cordoned-off area, after a van ploughed into a crowd in Barcelona. Josep LAGO / AFP.
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Firefighters stand outside an evacuated mall after a van ploughed into a crowd, injuring several people near Las Ramblas in Barcelona. Josep Lago / AFP.
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A policemen blocks the street to a cordoned-off area in central Barcelona. Pau Barrena / AFP.
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Medical staff members and policemen stand in a cordoned-off area. Josep LAGO / AFP.
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An armed policeman arrives in the area. Police were clearing the area after the attack, which has left a number of people injured. Josep Lago / AFP.
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Armed policemen arrive in a cordoned off area. Josep Lago / AFP.
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Armed policemen stand in a cordoned off area after a van ploughed into a crowd. Josep Lago / AFP.
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An injured person is carried in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people, police said. (AP Photo/Oriol Duran)
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A policeman stands next to an ambulance after a van ploughed into a crowd in Barcelona. Josep Lago / AFP.
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A police officer cordons off a street in Barcelona, Spain. Police in the northern Spanish city of Barcelona say a white van has jumped the sidewalk in the city's historic Las Ramblas district, killing several people. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo.
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Police officers tell members of the public to leave the scene in a street in Barcelona, Spain. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo.
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A still image from video shows a police cordon on a street in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters.
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A police officer cordons off a street in Barcelona, Spain. Manu Fernandez / AP Photo.
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A policemen and a medical staff member stand near police cars and an ambulance in a cordoned-off area, after a van ploughed into a crowd in Barcelona. Josep LAGO / AFP.
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Firefighters stand outside an evacuated mall after a van ploughed into a crowd, injuring several people near Las Ramblas in Barcelona. Josep Lago / AFP.
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A policemen blocks the street to a cordoned-off area in central Barcelona. Pau Barrena / AFP.
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Medical staff members and policemen stand in a cordoned-off area. Josep LAGO / AFP.
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An armed policeman arrives in the area. Police were clearing the area after the attack, which has left a number of people injured. Josep Lago / AFP.
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Armed policemen arrive in a cordoned off area. Josep Lago / AFP.
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Armed policemen stand in a cordoned off area after a van ploughed into a crowd. Josep Lago / AFP.
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An injured person is carried in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people, police said. (AP Photo/Oriol Duran)
Spain attacks: ISIL claim Cambrils assault as police hunt for suspected van driver
Younes Abouyaaqoub is now thought to have been the driver of the van that ploughed in pedestrians on Las Ramblas
The National staff
19 August, 2017
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