A driver was reported to have deliberately smashed a van into a crowd on Barcelona’s most popular street on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and several others injured before fleeing to a nearby bar, police said.
Regional interior minister Joaquin Forn confirmed that at least 11 persons had been killed and 32 others were wounded.
However, he warned that the toll could rise. A local government source earlier said two people had died.
Vehicles have been used in several terror attacks in Europe in recent years, including a jihadist massacre that claimed 86 lives in the French Riviera city of Nice.
The famous Las Ramblas is one of Barcelona’s busiest streets, lined with shops and restaurants and normally thronged with tourists and street performers until well into the night.
Police said there had been a “huge collision” between a van and pedestrians on the thoroughfare and a police source said officers were seeking two suspects.
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