Terror in Spain: At Least 13 Dead and 120+ Injured

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Spanish police undergoing training.

Joshua B., Writer

13 people died on the spot and over 120 injured after a van rammed into a crowd of people in Barcelona on Thursday, August 17th, 2017. The amount of deaths are expected to rise. The white van crashed through the sidewalk of Las Ramblas, the city’s busiest tourist attraction. The popularity of this area resulted in people of 34 different nationalities to get injured, including a fellow Californian who died.

As said on CNN, “At least 13 people were killed and more than 120 injured…People from at least 34 countries are among the injured, according to officials. A Belgian, two Italians and an American are among the dead.”