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At around 4:30pm[?], a white van drove onto the pavement of [[Barcelona]]'s [[Las Ramblas]], crashing into pedestrians between [[Plaça Catalunya]] and [[Gran Teatre del Liceu]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.ccma.cat/324/una-furgoneta-atropella-diverses-persones-a-les-rambles-de-barcelona/noticia/2804581/ |title=Atropellament massiu a la Rambla de Barcelona |accessdate=17 August 2017 |language=Catalan |publisher=324.cat |date=17 August 2017}}</ref>. |
At around 4:30pm[?], a white van drove onto the pavement of [[Barcelona]]'s [[Las Ramblas]], crashing into pedestrians between [[Plaça Catalunya]] and [[Gran Teatre del Liceu]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.ccma.cat/324/una-furgoneta-atropella-diverses-persones-a-les-rambles-de-barcelona/noticia/2804581/ |title=Atropellament massiu a la Rambla de Barcelona |accessdate=17 August 2017 |language=Catalan |publisher=324.cat |date=17 August 2017}}</ref>. |
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The driver fled as the emergency protocol was deployed. First reports confirmed two deaths and dozens of injured people.<ref>{{cite news|title=Confirman un segundo muerto en el atropello de Las Ramblas|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/espana/portada/confirman-un-segundo-muerto-en-el-atropello-de-las-ramblas/10010-3354486|accessdate=17 August 2017|agency=EFE}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:38, 17 August 2017
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| Date | 17 August 2017 |
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| Time | 17:20 aprox. (local time) |
| Location | La Rambla, Barcelona, Spain |
| Coordinates | 41°22′53″N 2°10′20″E / 41.381492°N 2.1722188°E |
| Deaths | 2 |
On 17 August 2017, a white van hit pedestrians on Las Ramblas, Barcelona, leaving at least two people dead and dozens injured. Two armed men then entered a Turkish restaurant and took hostages.[1][2]
Timeline
At around 4:30pm[?], a white van drove onto the pavement of Barcelona's Las Ramblas, crashing into pedestrians between Plaça Catalunya and Gran Teatre del Liceu[3].
The driver fled as the emergency protocol was deployed. First reports confirmed two deaths and dozens of injured people.[4]
Reactions
Gàbia operation was deployed by Mossos d'Esquadra in order to locate the perpetrator(s). All events in Barcelona were cancelled, and both Carles Puigdemont and Ada Colau cancelled their holidays so as to return to the city and take part in the crisis management.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Van crashes into dozens of people in Barcelona: police". Reuters. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ Ward, Victoria. "Barcelona crash: 'Two dead' as van ploughs into crowd at popular tourist area, as driver flees scene". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Atropellament massiu a la Rambla de Barcelona" (in Catalan). 324.cat. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Confirman un segundo muerto en el atropello de Las Ramblas". EFE. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Atemptat a la Rambla de Barcelona". Ara. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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