Police in Catalonia, Spain said early Friday that they have killed perpetrators of a “terrorist attack” in the town of Cambrils.
The police statement did not make clear whether officers believed they had killed perpetrators of some new attack, or if they believed they had killed those responsible for the attack that took place late Thursday in Barcelona. Cambrils is more than two hours south of Barcelona by car.
A Catalan police spokeswoman said police killed four attackers in the town, and one attacker was injured, Reuters reported.
Just before that announcement, authorities said citizens should avoid the street because of an ongoing police operation related to a possible terrorist attack.
Catalan emergency services said on Twitter that people in Cambrils, which is on the coast, should “stay home, stay safe.”
On Thursday, a van drove into pedestrians in the center of Barcelona, killing and injuring several people.
The terror attack killed at least 13 people and injured at least 100 others, the interior ministry said in its most recent press conference. Of the wounded, the ministry said 15 people had sustained serious injuries.
The van jumped the sidewalk around 5:30 p.m. local time in the vicinity of the city’s historic Las Ramblas pedestrian mall, a top tourist destination.
Local authorities said earlier they arrested two people in connection with the attack. They later added that neither detainee is the suspected driver of the van.
This story is developing. Please check back for further updates.
—Reuters and CNBC staff contributed to this report.
Source: cnbc
Catalan police say they have killed perpetrators of 'terrorist attack' in town south of Barcelona