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A horror wave takes over Europe in the wake of the Barcelona van attack that leaves more than a dozen dead.
The terror attack has reportedly killed and left dozens injured, while suspected terrorists are still on the run in the Spanish city of Barcelona.
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Catalan police identified the suspect who had allegedly rented the van used in thedeadly attack. Barcelona police are looking for a man with an Arabic name Driss Oukabir – unclear if he has any ties to ISIS – who is 1.70 meters tall (5'7'), wearing a white and blue striped shirt.
A Spanish identity card with an Arabic name has reportedly been found inside the van that ploughed into a crowd of people along the busy promenade in the center of Barcelona. Two suspected terrorists are reportedly holding hostages in a nearby restaurant after the van attack.
The Barcelona van attack, which Catalan police confirmed was a , took place at the height of the tourist season in Barcelona, with the city attracting at least 11 million visitors a year.
The van attack in one of Europe's most visited travel destinations comes after a series of deadly terror attacks that rocked Europe since July 2016, when a 19-ton cargo truck ran into a massive crowd of people killing 84 in the French city of Nice.
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