A van plowed into crowds at Las Ramblas, Barcelona on Thursday, killing 13 people were killed and injuring 50 others with 10 in critical condition in a terror attack.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he was in contact with authorities, and the priority was to attend to the injured. The incident took place at the height of the tourist season in Barcelona, which is one of Europe’s top travel destinations with at least 11 million visitors a year.
Vehicles have been used to ram into crowds in a series of terror attacks across Europe since July 2016, killing well over 100 people in Nice, Berlin, London and Stockholm.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter: “The United States condemns the terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help.” He added: “Be tough & strong, we love you!”
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted: “All my thoughts and France’s solidarity to the victims of the tragic attack in Barcelona.”
The attack was the deadliest in Spain since March 2004, when Islamist militants placed bombs on commuter trains in Madrid, killing 191 people and wounding more than 1,800.
One of the suspected attackers involved in mowing down people in Barcelona on Thursday has been killed in a shootout with police on the outskirts of the city according to La Vanguardia newspaper.
The police earlier confirmed the arrest of a man in connection with the attack.
