the area around las ramblas and placa de catalu nya, area around las ramblas and placa de catalunya,, where it area around las ramblas and placa de catalunya, where it took place, it is absolutely packed all through the day. during the summer months. in a way, it seems a fairly obvious target for terrorists and that may have explained why the response was so have explained why the response was so quick, with the medical services and ambulance services that arrived so and ambulance services that arrived so quickly. with catalan police and national police, they have been following these events and are on the scene. die, thank you. guy hedger —— guy hedger, thank you. jim joins us —— guy hedger, thank you. jim joins us now, —— guy hedger, thank you. jim joins us now, can you —— guy hedger, thank you. jim joins us now, can you explain where you are, and what you have been seeing and hearing? yes, iam standing are, and what you have been seeing and hearing? yes, i am standing at the base of las ramblas by the statue of christopher columbus immediately behind me. normally this is completel

this was las ramblas in barcelona. shoppers when a white van drove through them all, mowing down people for half a kilometre before the driver fled. it was the definition of fear yesterday. people were terrified. they were running without knowing in which direction we were going. it was incredible to watch how quickly people reacted. how quickly people responded and worked together. because people were scared, people did not know what to do. through working together, a lot of people wearing safer places. the authorities are now linking the attacks in barcelona and cambrils with an explosion on wednesday in the town of alcanar, in which one person died. police believe a terror cell at the house was using it for bomb—making. among those arrested, this man, originally from morocco, whose documents were used to rent the van in barcelona. but he denies any involvement, saying that his identity papers had been stolen. the spanish prime minister called an emergency cabinet meeting after announcing three days of official mourn

the location, las ramblas, if you are a terrorist, certainly las ramblas is the place that you would choose add barcelona. from the start it looked suspicious. but were clear it was a police terrorist attack. we do not know if anybody has claimed responsibility. we do not know how the police made that decision. but they said it was political motives. we do not know if it is one man, two... if this van in another location, near barcelona is linked. several hours, still confused. but the central thing is that at least one suspect is still on the loose. thank you. i know that you're going to be staying with us. and the confirmation that one person has died, 32 injured. but spanish media speculating that those numbers are going to rise further. we can hear from one british holiday—maker. a british solicitor on holiday. he told me what he had seen and heard. it isa told me what he had seen and heard. it is a beautiful sunny day, las ramblas is in the centre of the city and it is jam—packed with tourists. i was about to sit down and have something to eat, but seconds later it was a crashin

it is las ramblas, everyone knows it. a big shopping area, full of buses, metro lines, people milling about. dozens of people were caught up in this attack. sarah: the similarity with the attack where 200 people were killed. it is clear these terrorists wanted to bring about mass casualties. that map showing the city of barcelona. >> in the circle that is catalunya square. if anyone knows berlin it is like the alexander flava. -- berlin, it is like theza. if you're looking at that circle, it is like a clock. at 5:30, there is a road that goes down and that is las ramblas. las ramblas goes all the way down to the port. if anyone has been to barcelona, las ramblas is like a boulevard. on either side of the boulevard you have slow moving traffic. on the boulevard, cafes, plenty of people walking about. the fact that this person zig za gged down the street, it is horrific. sarah: one has to think of nice, france. another wonderful city, now a victim of terrorism. as we see with many of these attacks, many eyewitnesses using s

down las ramblas.d here it was one of those things that i thought, at least they don't have terrorism in spain. apart from eta. but it is such a happy place, barcelona. and for this kind of thing to happen is in contrast so much of what the city stands for. we can talk to guide, who is monitoring events can talk to guide, who is monitoring eve nts fro m can talk to guide, who is monitoring events from madrid. our eyewitness there said barcelona is such a happy place and those who commit terrorist attacks like this, they tend to commit the lively, thriving cities, whether you are talking about london, manchester, paris, and now barcelona. yes, it has the reputation and to such a big draw to tourists for that reason. ironically there has been a big debate recently about whether or not barcelona is drawing too many tourists, whether it had become too much of a tourist hub, and some people were worried it was losing its identity for that reason, but, guess, it draws millions of people every year and that c

we arejust ramblas.m the police in catalonia that the driver of this van involved in this incident that mowed down so many people in the street in barcelona is still on the run. they have now confirmed that. they've said that two other people suspected of being involved in the attack have been arrested. a spaniard and a moroccan. but neither of those people were the driver of this van, according to catalonia police. that person is still being sought and is still on the run. the security consultant described what he saw a short time ago. he has been behind the police cordon.” have been behind that cordon line andi have been behind that cordon line and i was on las ramblas a few hours ago, and the thing people will know is that it's a very, very small boulevard. every single building contains a cafe, shop or restaurant and it is ram packed from dawn till dusk with tourists far into the evening, especially visitors to barcelona, as well as locals. i got reports. i was a mile away and i got reports. i was a

las ramblas, it isjust populated at this time of the year. las ramblas, it is just full of people.presence there but only so much you can do. obviously reacting quickly, but only so much you can do. armed police nearby. thank you. we will get back to you over the course of the next few hours but we will let you get more details from the authorities. my colleague andy is with me. you have been monitoring all of the various outlets, looking at what the authorities have been saying. it has been several hours, but still a good degree of confusion. assess what we know for sure? what we have got from the cata la n sure? what we have got from the catalan police, who have been very good on updating people,

a taxi just turning onto las ramblas and maybejust a block taxi just turning onto las ramblas and maybe my hotel. i was just looking at the boulevard, from the back of the taxi. and then i heard this group of people scream at the same time. and you just don't think of this, naturally. and then i looked to my left, and i saw a white van with its front looking like it was broken out. and it was going as... at first i thought it must be somebodyjust working and driving, like a service vehicle. then i realised he was going entirely too fast. it looked to me as if he was going left—to—right, hitting people at the little stands. there were people shopping, basically. and all of a sudden people were just screaming and running. my taxi stopped. we knew immediately, you know, naturally, what was happening and what was going on at that moment. and we waited for a second. and my taxi driverjust started saying, oh my god, oh my god. and i was in shock. and then we just turned right around the corner, because i was literally to my hotel. and i ran into the hotel. and then everyone was running into a

they are talking about horror on las ramblas. >> what have we seen from the u.k.?some british front pages and the spanish mosaic, here is another mosaic showing nine front pages in the british press today, it is the top story. titles,see a range of the times talking about how evil strikes again with the guardian, terror strikes in barcelona. tabloids tend to be more sensational, the daily mail talking about a massacre of holiday families, lots of tourists in barcelona during the summer holiday. the sun talking about barcelona investors -- bastards. >> back to the spanish press. look at some editorials. mundo call for unity in the firm this of the fight against jihadism in all of europe, calling formal cooperation and exchange of information between european countries and within spain between the central government in madrid and regional authorities like the cattle and authorities in barcelona. paper, -- they say we will not let them win. this is a lengthy and emotional editorial that has some criticism for the lack of security on las ramblas. it says we have seen s

we were eating at the market near las ramblas. a crowd of hundreds of people came running towards us. knocking over ta bles running towards us. knocking over tables and just real panic. people running. and could you understand what was happening, did anyone know? not at all. it was confusing but obviously people were extremely panicked. we started running as well. they were just ploughing into anyone, and as we started running out of the market that because on to —— put us onto las ramblas, where the crash had happened. we ran out of the market, into people laying on the street, a lot of casualties. and the street, a lot of casualties. and the first first responders were coming to the scene. and what work people saying? i have spoken to a lot of people, some talked about panic, some talked about confusion. what did people think was going on? the people who have been out there when it happened were crying. just standing on the street, weeping. as with keynote, —— we came out, someone with keynote, —— we came out, someone said they

las ramblas isa on another main avenue. a pedestrian area. traffic flows down the small side roads down the side of the big avenue. diagonal is a much more kind of traffic through fear, a big, big avenue. on that avenue earlier there were reports that a police officer had been run down. spanish media are linking that policeman being run down by what they are saying is a car who broke through point of control. catalan police, once this started happening, they were throwing up roadblocks all over the place trying to control the flow of people and get the city into lockdown. and then they are saying that this car broke through a control, according to a catalan newspaper that is a pretty trustworthy source, although this is an evolving situation so some of these details could end up being wrong, but at the moment they and other spanish media are backing them up other spanish media are backing them up and saying that there was a shoot out in this area linked to the policeman being run down in the centre of barcelona, and a shoot

that's las ramblas, the area is las ramblas. it ran over dozens of people. >> first video we know of at the end of las ramblas. the video of the van on scene and carnage. let's look. >> shepard: some new information that's just come from state tv. the public broadcaster tve has reported in the last few minutes that a car hit a police officer after failing to stop at a check point on a diagonal street close to las ramblas. sources have told tve that the occupants of ford focus, a white ford focus got out and fired at police before fleeing the scene. so, we have an attack on top of an attack. this is breaking news that has just come in to fox news channel from the local state television, the public broadest tve. this initial attack -- i have been all over the place with times on this and that's because our partners in the united kingdom use u.k. time. barcelona is an hour ahead. this happened 5:30 local time. exactly two and a half hours ago. and now within the last few minutes there has been another attack on police. according to

esto es desacatar uÑa en el punto de conexiÓn con la rambla.bla de una situaciÓn de rehenes? >> lo que me complementaba un policÍa es que en la huida de la furgoneta blanca por los indicios que tenemos ha bajado rambla hacia abajo, hacia el mar. en esa huida parece que al menos un atacante se habrÍa refugiado en un restaurante cerca de la boqueria. >> toda la informaciÓn en barcelona. volvemos con las noticias, >> seguimos conectados a travÉs de facebook. mira a estos niños. ¿que es lo que ves? yo me veo a mi misma. yo llegue a ser maestra de esl para darles a mis estudiantes lo que yo quería cuando llegué aquí - la oportunidad de aprender, de lograr, de soñar. la oportunidad de pertenecer, y de ser un norte americano. mi nombre es julia toriani crompton, y estoy orgullosa de ser miembro de njea. muy de cerca esta noticia que surgen desde barcelona, espaÑa, con este atropello masivo de 20 personas heridas y una persona que gracias por continuar con nosotros >> gracias por continuar javier: el diario del paÍs acaba de publicar que la policÍa est

, just next to placa de catalu nya, las ramblas, just next to placa de catalunya, 13 las ramblas, justa police officer. people wa nted including a police officer. people wanted to come here to the heart of barcelona, the king of spain you, among other dignitaries... there has been applause for him... and really, people here determined to make a show in barcelona that terrorism will not win, that they welcome back out onto the street ‘s, they will d efy out onto the street ‘s, they will defy the terrorists is, who have tried to tear their lives apart, here in barcelona, and also in cambrils, where five terror suspects we re cambrils, where five terror suspects were shot dead in the early hours of this morning. there will now be one minutes silence as barcelona falls silent in memory of those killed and injured.

it is a long las ramblas.street but we stopped to look at some cakes in a bakery then suddenly, there was screaming and hundreds of people ran towards us, screaming and running. we ran into the bakery and ran up the stairs to hide. as we looked out of the window people were running through the market, hundreds and hundreds of people. they were running through the market and shutters were coming down. lots of screaming and lots of running. we waited a few minutes and it seemed to calm down and we were told that we could go out. we went back into the market and a second wave hit. we were told it was not safe and we had to get back inside. police swept through the market with guns. from where we were we could see through the market, and there we re see through the market, and there were about seven police officers with guns, surrounding a doorway. that's the point where we just hate under the tables, and upstairs in the bakery. we werejust under the tables, and upstairs in the bakery. we were just waiting. there

las ramblas is one of the hotspots.really great area. i have discussed this early in the programme, what can be done, can it? ultimately up until now we only have confirmed that the only weapon in this attack at the moment is a van that was rented. you know, and thatis van that was rented. you know, and that is the headache for the security services. after geese and westminster bridge, you know, in brussels, we have always had this, is asian —— after nice. —— we have a lwa ys is asian —— after nice. —— we have always had this conversation. this is the headache for the counterterrorist authorities. what the security services in spain are trying to establish is the number of people who are involved in this attack. at the moment we have got two playbook in police custody, but you can't read into that too much at this stage —— two people. it could be that those people are released and found not to be connected with the attack. but, you know, there seems to be some anecdotal evidence that points towards more than one person

it is called las ramblas. media is reporting the driver of the van is holed up in a nearby restaurant. police in barcelona say that was a white van that mountain the sidewalk, -- mounted the sidewalk and struck several people in the district. saying there are multiple deaths and injuries and are calling it a massive mowing down of people. one of the local tv stations citing a witness saying the van rammed into people at 80 kilometers an hour, zigzagging into the crowd. police are looking for the promotion. we'll bring you more as we get it. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: this is bloomberg markets. i am vonnie quinn. we want to bring you up-to-date on an unfolding story in barcelona, spain. a van mowing down multiple productions on las ramblas, a spot popular with tourists. various media reports have called it a terror attack. authorities have not officially confirmed that. police in spain confirming that are fatalities after that man slammed into pedestrians. lae barcelona-based " sayingdia" newspaper is police

this is las rambla.up on to the sidewalk up here in a pedestrian zone, largely a pedestrian zone. this is about the length of six football fields, it's our understanding. going -- the records from the witnesses and sometimes those are accurate, sometimes they're not, the report from the witnesses are that the van was traveling at speeds upwards of 40 miles an hour. some people said up to 50, 60 miles an hour as it went that 600 yards and swerving in and out of pedestrian areas. there's flower markets, shops, things like that that you find in any european city in a tourist zone. very densely populated here. 13 people killed. 80 in hospitals at this hour. authorities are up dating us on that in the next few minutes. again, we're -- we apologize. we were told initially this would be in spanish. of course, they speak catalan, which is a mix of spanish and french and a little of this and that. we'll have the translation by the end of the quick. quick break. coverage continues after this. hey, i've got the tre

, around the pla ca of the city, las ramblas, around the placa catalunya. 0ne of the city, las ramblasnd train stations in the facility to be closed down, which could perhaps suggest that they are searching for the occupant or occupants of this vehicle. we know that a number of people have been injured, are lying on the ground. the witness we spoke toa on the ground. the witness we spoke to a few moments ago described walking down las ramblas when he heard screaming, banging noises. he said everyone started to run in one direction. people were grabbing children from prams and just running. he said very quickly the police were on the scene, trying to contain the incident, and basically pushing pedestrians back. a lot of people were running in the shops. he said some shopkeepers were pulling down the shutters. but as large numbers of police arrived on the scene, people then were starting to move back out onto the street. but moving in one direction. and we are just hearing on the afp news agency, andi just hearing on the afp news agency, and i should stress this is just on one newsagency

a la rambla de barcelona.camioneta o furgoneta blanca pasa por encima de las personas. primera instancia la policÍa no quería confirmar que eran una cantidad tan grandes de fallecidas. con tres personas fallecidas dice que podrÍa subir esto. ¿que esta pasando que no es tan concreta la informaciÓn? >> este tipo de atentados deliberados y masivos en europa que las estÁn viendo con muchÍsima precauciÓn, como medios de comunicaciÓn y el juego. >> estamos viendo la animaciÓn precisamente de este ataque, pasa en espaÑa, barcelona en donde avanzan 700. >> entra muchÍsima gente que habÍa estado presente. y muchos testigos decÍan. y despuÉs las autoridades lo corroboraron, y dijeron que era un ataque deliberado. es importante mencionar que hasta este momento ningÚn grupo extremista tomado responsabilidad sobre esto. sin embargo una pÁgina de internet que continÚa monitoreando el movimiento de hiciste dijeron que estaban celebrando y que habÍa ocurrido. y en las Últimas semanas habÍan pedido a los simpatizantes y seguid

i left a shop 50 metres from las ramblas, walking to las ramblas when i heard different bangs.ent, i think some six people. and then i was doubting what to do, to run towards, but it was very unclear, we we re towards, but it was very unclear, we were not sure what was going to happen. and then people ran towards the victims on the ground and then we thenl the victims on the ground and then we then i think half a minute or a minute there was police and ambulances. throughout breakfast this morning we will bring you up—to—date with the very latest. there seem to be two incidents. this is the scene live in cambrils where spanish police have shot dead five. six people were injured as a car was driven into a crowd of people. four of the attackers in that event were shot dead at the scene. later confirming that a fifth person had died of their injuries. they say that about that event that they were carrying explosive belts. that is at the scene explosive belts. that is at the scene this morning. there is an ongoing investigation going on in the seaside town which will be filled with

last rambla is the street and las ramblas is the area. six football fields. this guy swerving into and out of crowds of people, 40, 50 miles an hour. for the distance of six football fields. just unthinkable. isis claimed responsibility. tara maller, senior policy adviser, former cia analyst herself with us. so now responsibility is claimed by isis. >> right. we have a claim of responsibility. as i said over the last hour or two, it seemed like it had the hallmarks inspired attack. because there's a claim as catherine herridge pointed out, because there's a claim, that doesn't necessarily tell us the level of involvement that isis has had. we've seen there's been a range of involvement even on isis claimed attacks. this could be it was inspired by reading propaganda on the internet or could have been inspired through some contact online with isis affiliates or it could have been planned. the isis operatives either in spain, europe or overseas. we don't know that yet. that will take time to figure out. what we do know here and it's also really important to poi

it was absolutely packed on las ramblas.are saying in the last half an hour 13 people have been killed, 15 are in critical condition in hospital, more than 100 have been injured. details from the belgian consulate to say a belgian tourist in the city is among those who were killed. what we know from the investigation — after the car was brought to a stop, the police then carried out, basically check in then carried out, basically check in the bars. until five then carried out, basically check in the bars. untilfive minutes ago there have been hundreds of people in the bars and restaurants hiding and bunkered down. 100 in the museum as well told to stay where they will work for their own safety and just in case one of the attackers was among them. they have been released to leave. you may start to see people leaving shortly. we know that there were two men arrested in a bar in part of the city. we are told they were not in the car at the time. they have been arrested in connection with the attack. there was a third person sho

las ramblas particularly.everyone is just enjoying the sunshine, having fun. for something to happen in the city, it is horrible. really horrible. stefa nie stefanie walton recounting her experience. ben has also been speaking to eneka de marcos who described how he was caught up in the stampede of people running away from the van. i was at the top of the street, having a coffee, is my normal routine. and it was about 4:30pm. i waited for a while, about 4:55pm, there was a noise. and next thing you know, coming from the bottom of that street, there was just a stampede of people, just thousands of people just running and running and running. of course, it was a dead giveaway that something was wrong. so we turned the corner where the restaurant, the cafe is, and we all ran inside the restaurant and they locked us in. we were locked in for about three and a half hours. no one gave us any information. things were filtering through about, they had taken hostages at another restaurant down las ramblas, but we were

fuimos corriendo hacia el centro de las ramblas y vimos al niÑo y a la madre que estaban estirados en algo. >> madres y niÑos muertos en medio de las ramblas, tÍo. >> empezamos a subir y vimos todo el horror y el desastre de mujeres por ahÍ tiradas con su compra. tambiÉn habÍa un hombre fallecido. >> yo estaba muy nervioso, le decÍa, tio, tÍo, tio, para intentar ayudar a alguien o que me ayudara en algo, con los nervios o sabÍa quÉ hacer. >> despertarte y ver todas las imÁgenes, lo tienes en la cabeza, ves que no sÉ, 20 segundos antes quÉ nos hubiera pasado, nos coge a nosotros, es lo que me pasaba todo el rato por la cabeza. >> durante toda esta noche lo Único que he tenido en la cabeza ha sido la imagen homenajes aquÍ en las ramblas de barcelona con memoriales improvisados de luces, velas y por supuesto de personas que rinden un Último tributo a las vÍctimas, regreso la conexiÓn contigo. >> arturo, muchas gracias, desde barcelona, entre las personas muertas, heridas y desaparecidds hay al menos 34 nacionalidades diferentes, incluyendo algunos latinos, isabel tiene los testimonios. >

las ramblas particularly. is just enjoying the sunshine, having fun. for something to happen in the city, it is horrible. really horrible. stephanie walton recounting her experience. she was here in barcelona for his prize holiday for her boyfriend she had organised. so—called islamic state have claimed responsibility for the attack here in barcelona and said there are soldiers were responsible for the attack. i have been getting an assessment on is and the terror networks in this part of spain. earlier i spoke to paul rogers, professor of peace studies at bradford university. we have to get to grips with what is driving this in the first place. it looks like the military tactics which we have used notjust against isis but over the last 16 years has not actually worked. we are no more secure now than we were then. but that requires a major change in thinking, and i don't see a sign of that at the moment. so—called islamic state are claiming responsibility for the attack in barcelona. they are saying it was the

these are, you know, if you've ever been to las ramblas, people are having a good time. they're eating. they're talking. it's a pedestrian thoroughfare. so, we've seen it and so it's beyond this incident. it's -- the first thought is where else. first, do i know anybody there. second, where else is this going to happen. it's only the middle of august. and that's the intent. and so, that's the first thought. >> beyond that. >> beyond that, you really have to wonder about, look, spain has very strong anti-terrorism laws. they've had them since before 9/11, since before islamic terrorism, when they had their own terrorist problems with e.t.a. and the basque separatists. they have tight police restrictions. so, what happened? how is it that this got through? and if this is isis-inspired instead of isis directed, do police and law enforcement and intelligence agencies have to really rethink their approach to terrorism? for example, is it not just about collecting intelligence ahead of time but making sure that there is no vehicular access to the major thoroughfares. >> becaus

the spanish are resilient people. 2a hours after the blood—letting, this is las ramblas.there are flowers. and, on the boulevard where the white van eventually crashed, there is a shrine. so many have told us life must go on, that the terrorists will never win. but lives have been changed here forever. so, as we have heard, what at first looked like an improvised attack now looks like part of something more ambitious, involving a wider network. our security correspondent gordon corera looks at where the investigation will go. the day before the attack in the city, an explosion ripped through this house, in a small town south of barcelona. at first, it was reported to have been a gas leak, some kind of accident. but now, police say those inside may have been preparing a bomb using gas cylinders, before something went wrong. police suspect they were building an explosive device large enough to be carried in a truck to target the city. but something went wrong in the bomb factory, killing some of those inside. now, without a bomb, and knowing the explosion might put police o

tonight the police have completely cordoned off and put on lock down las ramblas.r promenade in spain. they are saying 13 people have been killed, more than 100 injured and 50 in critical condition. tonight people have been told to hide. they are hiding in a museum nearby because the search is on for more men who are said to be behind this terrorist attack. here is how the events unfolded tonight. tonight. terror on the streets of europe, again. again. and again a vehicle used as a weapon. come on, come on, just go. las ramblas in barcelona, a packed sunny evening on spain yes, sir most famous boulevard, in panic. 0n spain's most famous boulevard, in panic. this white van mounted the pavement and ploughed into pedestrians. bodies were left lying on the street. those who were nearby, rushed to help the injured. emergency services arrived quickly. and the hunt for those responsible began. the city's metro and train stations were closed down. the nearby streets quickly deserted, as people were told to stay inside.|j saw a white van with the side door open. we heard gu

in the area known as las rambla ramblas. plowing through locals and tourists.. witnesses say that it jumped the curve and traveling up to 50 miles per hour began zigzagging prior to trying to maim andar kill as many people s possible. a viewer warning, the following video is disturbing. [unintelligible screaming] >> what happened? oh, god! what happened? [unintelligible screaming] >> trace: a horrific scene. the witnessing the van traveled 500 yards going after whoever was in front of it. at least 13 people are dead. more than 100 injured. isis has takenron responsibility for the attack. tonight police may have been involved in a second terror attack in a coastal town about 70 miles south of barcelona. let's go live out to barcelona where a reporter for a feature storyad news is standing by with more. jack, what do we know about the second terror attacks? >> yes, indeed. as you mention, and other similarer scene is in the town f cambrils, around 70 kilometers to the southwest side of the spanish coastline. it appears that another vehicle tried to ram into furthe

vamos con pablo. >> es un atentado en medio de las ramblas de barcelona!te testigo describe el momento de terror que estremeciÓ la ciudad de barcelona. una furgoneta blanca protagonizo un atropello masivo, las imÁgenes son fuerte. decenas de personas cayeron a lo largo de la acera y avenida con heridas evidentes. el caos se apoderÓ del lugar. algunos de los cuerpos sin seÑales de vida. varios coches de niÑos vacÍos. el pÁnico provoco un estado de desesperaciÓn. muchos corrÍan por la calle en busca de a a las vÍctimas. en otros puntos de la rambla se veÍan amontonadas las vÍctimas que casi cayeron encima unas de otras, parecÍan río de sangre. los policÍas llevaban armas largas y buscaban en las calles y negocios a los responsables del acto terrorista, quines tiran a la fuga. otros agentes de la fuerza policial trataban de despejar el Área. entre tanto pÁnico, muchos se mostraban desorientados, buscaban a sus seres queridos y lloraban, se abrazaban ante la gravedad de la situaciÓn. segÚn las autoridades catalanas, dos personas directamente fueron arrestadas.

we know about barcelona, las ramblas.we do not know about is what is the second terror attack that was evolving? bomb belts were used, several men shot and killed, was the driver of the car, the van, was he involved in [screams] >> i instantly knew something wasn't right. everyone was hiding. the first we 5 minutes no one knew what was happening. >> we are in a global war against islamic extremism, they are in a war with us. >> the united states of america together with our allies will find and punish those responsible. the evil of radical islamic terror from the face

las ramblas, were coordinated and were planned carefully, and are linked.speaking to some of those caught up in the attack. heavily armed police in this small tourist resort an hour and a half's drive south of barcelona. these are the same police units who in the early hours of this morning shot and killed five militants who had driven the car onto a crowded promenade. eyewitnesses said police had no choice as the car's occupants all appeared to be wearing explosive belts and had one intention — to kill and cause mayhem. there was a terrible noise as the car accelerated into the crowd, says local shopkeeperjuan dominguez, then lots of shots as people fled. one woman ran towards me, he says, saying a man was going wild with a knife stabbing people. the car, a black audi, flipped onto its roof, such was the force of the attack. it was removed from the scene today as visitors and locals reflected on what they had seen. among them a britishjuniorjudo squad training in the area, initially thankful they had missed the earlier attack in barcelona. first thing i di

i just want to show our viewers the images on las ramblas.ble scene, huge numbers of people who have been there all day and continue to be there all night. many coming to pay their respects, laying candles and flowers. some shopping, others continuing with their holiday or their day in defiance of terrorism. are you saying that they are right not to be fearful in las ramblas or anywhere else in spain and europe? absolutely. yes. some people said, they knew that placa de catalunya and las ramblas were the most important targets, therefore they should have blocked the entrances of las ramblas or to placa de catalunya after the cia had alerted them, but the truth is if we agree to live in a fortress, they have won their battle. we have to go on living our life because we are stronger. this is our life, our city, our world. we cannot just protect ourselves by accepting that they are a threat that we cannot handle. i would say that the spanish authorities, the spanish anti—terrorists and the local police in barcelona have done a fantasticjob. unfo

this white van going down las ramblas went half a mile or so.ragically the basics worked to some extent. one interesting angle is the outpouring on social media. people are urging each other to not only offer homes and transport for those affected, but also posting quite banal pictures of cats, for example, to make sure people are notjust posting pictures of the police investigating so these potential attackers and terrorists can find out where the police are. we don't wa nt to out where the police are. we don't want to impede the police investigation. so they are posting pictures of cats. it is odd, cheeky, and just a part of this grim story. we saw after the vehicles used on westminster bridge, you know, the barriers went up on westminster bridge. you cannot barrier every pedestrian path. you can block of some, but if they are determined, they will find another. two things on that, i was driving across a london bridge yesterday, and i saw how quickly does barricades went up. that is a real positive. —— those. you are right. you cannot protect

familia and las ramblas, that is a place of intend. amy kellogg thank you very much. joining me now dr. walid phares. spain has been a transit point for isis and other terrorist recruits going into syria and elsewhere. was it logical that spain would get hit? was it inevitable. >> with both, greg, authorities are now focusing on understanding the tactics. i project that will get most of this information about this individual or a cell. that is done. what is more important according to your question is there is a network in spain or crossing spain coming from battlefields? or is it an urban network this lives and resides in spain. this is longer term discovery we have to do. >> it appears there was more than one terrorist, two people arrested, not the driver who is still at large, then you have other vehicular attack today. one shot dead. the explosion last night, several individuals who were making bombs, another explosion today. does this tell you that this say rather sizable terror cell? >> well, just by learning that it was more than one incident involving more tha

the van goes at great speed through las ramblas. passers—by run for their lives.ed this attack to the one in the town of cambrils in which five suspects were shot dead. at first, investigators believed that one of the cambrils suspects was also the barcelona attacker but now they are investigating the possibility that 22—year—old younes abouyaaqoub from morocco may have carried out the attack. he is currently at large. seven—year—old julian cadman from britain got separated from his mother, who was injured. his family are trying to find him. of course, i'm really worried. iwant to... i cannot hear anything with them. i want to hear what's happening. the authorities are keeping victims‘ bodies at the city's medical institute. the king of spain has visited the injured recovering in hospitals. it may take some time for all those killed to be identified and publicly named. we will take you to las ramblas, the sight of that awful tragedy, the site where the attack was taken out. you can see the king and queen of spain laying a floral tribute to the site, one of many tr

what happened on las ramblas. we will have updates throughout the hour on this developing story as they come into our newsroom. at the life desk, i am jeff goldberg, abc7 news. >> i am monitoring developments online. the u.s. is condemning the attack. look at this tweet from president trump. it reads, "the united states condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain, and will do whatever is necessary to help. be tough and strong. you."e first lady melania trump, her thoughts and prayers, she is sending them to barcelona. one of the restaurants shows armed police going through the streets, searching for suspects. here is another video from a different angle. this is through the alleyways. the police are being vigilant and their guns drawn. the u.s. consulate is asking all u.s. citizens to update their social media status is so their friends and family know if they are safe activated its safety check feature. police in barcelona have changed their avatars -- they have put a black ribbon of here in response to the at

in the area known as las rambla ramblas. plowing through locals and tourists..es per hour began zigzagging prior to trying to maim andar kill as many people s possible. a viewer warning, the following video is disturbing.

las ramblas, such aid popular tourist attraction. five suspects shot dead and 100 limited way, in the coastal town in the coastal town of cambrils, five attack people in anti—car. police say they were carrying an axe in theircaras police say they were carrying an axe in their car as well as fake explosive belts. 0ne in their car as well as fake explosive belts. one of the terrorists may have been one of this —— may have been this 18—year—old... apologies for the problems with the sound from barcelona. just pick up from where ben was, he was saying that the police say that one of the five suspects shot in cambrils may have been 18—year—old mousset luca beer, whom they believed to have of the van in barcelona. that is not confirmed. —— moussa 0ukabir. police said they have arrested four people so said they have arrested four people so far lesser could this from richard lister. in barcelona today, a minute's silence. the prime minister mariano rajoy and king felipe stood shoulder to shoulder as the city remembered its dead. and then, de

la rambla is a two-way street. long paved walkway set up with stalls, they are selling everything from magazines to trinkets, food, and on either side of the street or stores that you would be familiar with here in the united states, zora, dunkin' donuts, mcdonald's, all these kinds of things because of the marketplace stalls and the commerce, this street is packed morning, noon, ninth. i stayed there on that street for a week. based on what i saw while i was there the week before last, it is the death toll and the injured hole staying where it is right now, we are lucky, because this street is like times square on new york mag new year's eve, people are packed in like sardines, you have to jostle to make your way up and down the street. >> tucker: so when you were there in spain, was there any sense, was there any state department of warning that you ought to have your eyes open for terror attacks? >> no, and in retrospect, i am surprised and rather upset about it. because one of the things that i do as a responsi

this is a gorgeous part of the city, and in barcelona, las ramblas, evening, thursday evening. was this just an easy target for them? >> a target of opportunity, exactly, brooke. you know, it's crowded at that time. spain in august, lot of foreign tourists, lot of british tourists, americans as well. barcelona is an iconic tourist destination, even though spain is not involved in the wars in the middle east, they still have a large north african community there, which has become radicalized and has been. you had the 2004 train bombings there, and don't forget, this is not a war against a nation, against the united states or britain. it's a war against western civilization. they truly believe that western civilization is intent upon destroying islam, and i've said it over and over, they just want to lash out and kill as many people as they can, and as misguided as it is, i think that is the way they are going to defend their civilization. and these are young kids, lot of, you know, criminal backgrounds. we don't know it's the islamic state yet, but certainly has the hallmarks of

he had friends in the area when that they came barrelling down las ramblas.ou for talking to us. you thought it was important for you to come and pay respects today. i think everyone that lives in barcelona feels it is important. it is happening everywhere, and we are knowing that some day it is going to happen here, because it is a very important city, very terrorist city. it is a target. but when these things happen near your home near the people that you. my your home near the people that you. my sister was having lunch here with her boyfriend one hour before all the things happened and all that. you had relatives who were in the area just before their vehicle came down? yes back. that is at. a lots of friends are working here, and they were trapped in the chops, because the police told them not to go outside. daily feel safe in the city now? maybe not say five before... -- maybe not save like before... -- maybe not save like before. there are a lot of these alone. i feel safe in my city because, i don't know, it's my city, and the people are shouting all

, 54 ramblas which has 13 people killed, 5a people still in hospital.later in the coastal town of cambrils, five people injured and one person killed. in terms of the investigation, the police say this isa investigation, the police say this is a carousel of at least 12 men, most of them from the same area called ripoll, full stooge of roller, a village in the pyrenees. many of them were shot dead in cambrils where the other car attack, five in the car. 0ur colleague shortly spoke to the father of two of those men who were dead. this is 0marand muhammad. the of those men who were dead. this is 0mar and muhammad. the father has said that he spoke to 0mar, the younger son, 19 years old, two hours before the las ramblas attack at 3pm on thursday. he said by then, he had no indication that anything was wrong, that anything was being plotted. he also spoke about a man that police sources say is at the centre of this investigation, the imam of the mosque were some of these men between 18 and 2041 said have attended. he is missing for two months, he is said to

it's literally right off las ramblas.were winding down for our afternoon meal, i guess, and we were kind of looking at all the menus in the plaza and all of a sudden, there was kind of a commotion and we turned around, and everyone was just running, and it took us a second to sort of understand what was going on, and it was just really confusing, and once we saw that everyone was running, we just started running too. we didn't even know what we were ru running from. so we passed a few restaurants, and then still in the plaza and then like maybe two or three restaurants down, people just started saying, come in here, come in here. so, we followed a bunch of people inside the restaurant and ended up running to the back and hiding in the bathroom with two people from, i don't know, somewhere in europe. they weren't speaking english. and the girl was crying, and we were kind of freaked out. we had no idea what was going on. and we stayed -- there were some people in the restaurant lobby, i guess, looking out, and all we could