MADRID, 18 August (BelTA - Xinhua) - At least 13 people were reported dead and dozens others injured following a terrorist attack in the city of Barcelona on Thursday afternoon, according to local radio.
A van mowed down people from the top of Las Ramblas, the famous street in the center of Barcelona, going across around 500 meters killing 13 people and injuring dozens.
The van's driver got away and two people (one from Morocco and another one from Melilla) were arrested due to the attack.
At the time of the attack, which seems to be a copy of other terrorist attacks using vehicles in cities such as London and Nice, the area was packed with people, many of them tourists.
Witnesses describe how the van was traveling at around 80 kilometers an hour with the aim of "causing as much damage as possible", before fleeing the scene.
Latest reports are that authorities believe the attack was not the work of a "lone wolf" and that it was organized by at least three people. An operation is now under way and the anti-terrorism protocol has been activated.
