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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Aug 19, 2017 14:16:11 GMT
If Anna were still with us, we'd be reading her posts about the horrific terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambris, Spain What happened? On Thursday afternoon at 16:50 local time (14:50 GMT) a white van smashed into people on Las Ramblas, a famous boulevard in central Barcelona that runs 1.2km (0.75 miles) and was packed with tourists. He was driving at high speed, about 60 miles per hour (100 kph). The van driver is said to have zig-zagged to try and hit as many people as possible along the pedestrianised area, knocking many to the floor and sending others fleeing for cover in shops and cafes. He killed 13 people and injured more than 100, and managed to flee the scene. Spanish police have described it as a terror attack. ISIS has claimed responsibility What was the second attack? About eight hours later, an Audi A3 car ploughed into pedestrians in the popular seaside resort town of Cambrils, 110km (68 miles) south-west of Barcelona, authorities said. A woman who was critically injured later died in hospital. Five other civilians and a police officer were hurt. The attackers' vehicle overturned and five people who got out, some of whom were wearing fake suicide belts, were then shot by police. Four died at the scene and one later died of his injuries. ISIS has claimed responsibility for this attack as well Almost of the hundreds of terrorist attacks in the past decade have been inspired by the same Quran based ideology. Las Ramblas in better times. I've walked the entire length of this famous boulevard. This is what it looks like in tourist season. Just imagine a driver gunning his engine and speeding into these people based on the justification that they are infidels and therefore enemies of Islam.
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