An eyewitness to the attack in Barcelona: It was something unimaginable
On the Ramblas of Barcelona, the van drove into a crowd of people, the police called it a terrorist attack, one of the suspects arrested. A resident of Barcelona Alain, who witnessed the incident, on radio Sputnik said about the incident.
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The minivan drove into a crowd in the tourist heart of Barcelona — near Las Ramblas, has died, dozens of people were injured.
Police called the incident a terrorist attack.
As witnesses tell, the car drove through a pedestrian area, then crashed into a kiosk. According to eyewitnesses, the car was traveling at a speed of about 80 km per hour zigzagging to throw as many people as possible.
The government has officially confirmed that 13 people were killed and 50 injured.
According to media reports, the number of wounded exceeded 60 people.
After arrival the driver of the van escaped. According to the newspaper El País, citing sources in the Civil Guard, the identity of the driver is installed, it is Driss Okabi (Driss Oukabir), who took a car in the village of Santa Perpetua de Mogoda near Barcelona. He lives in the municipality of Ripoll, was born in Melilla, a Spanish enclave in Africa. According to others, he lived in the South of France.
ÚLTIMA HORA | La policía identifica a uno de los implicados en el atentado de Barcelona: Driss Oukabir https://t.co/7GVta71l4U pic.twitter.com/pUDR1pAmhy
— EL PAÍS (@el_pais) 17 Aug 2017
However, according to others, there are two suspects. Media reported that police arrested one of them, also found the second van that the attackers tried to escape. Police later confirmed the arrest of one of the suspects.
Últimas imágenes de la detención de un sospechoso#Barcelona #atentadoterrorista pic.twitter.com/scWxJfoZSd
— Ciudadano de Bien (@CiuDaDaNoPain) 17 Aug 2017
In addition, media reported, citing eyewitnesses, in the area of emergency gunfire was heard.
Later I received information that another vehicle ran over three police officers in Diagonal.
It is unknown whether this incident with the attack, it is possible that the driver simply lost control.
A resident of Barcelona who has been working in the store on the Rambla, Alena, who witnessed the arrival of the van in a crowd of people on radio Sputnik said about what happened at the scene of the incident.
“We were there, it was the middle of the day. Was a very great noise as if many cars are fighting one of the other. People were screaming, it was something unimaginable. We ran to look, but then people started running into our shop, we began to close the shutters. We heard gunshots and noise. We were constantly approached by the police, gave us water, gave candy to children… it was an hour and a half, we wanted to sit outside but we were forbidden to go. The police was constantly in touch with us. After about two to two and a half hours we were told that we quickly ran groups. And while we ran, we saw that all the stalls are thrown around there were a few corpses. Now everything is closed, metro is not working, we’re walking home. But there is no panic. A lot of police. The police are very good to the people, explains all, behaving very professionally,” said Alain.