Second Terror Attack Halted, Police Say, After 13 Killed, 100 Injured In Barcelona

August 17th, 2017

Police and medical staff stand near police cars and an ambulance in a cordoned-off area after a van plowed into a crowd on Las Ramblas boulevard on Thursday, injuring multiple peo

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