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The Potot family returned to Dublin last night

Irish-Filipino family return after Barcelona attack

The Irish-Filipino family caught up in last week's Barcelona terror attack have spoken of their relief at returning safely to Ireland.

barcelona • 24 Aug 17

Mohamed Houli Chemlal, Driss Oukabir, Salah El Karib, and Mohamed Aallaa are the only living suspects

Barcelona terror cell planned bomb attacks - suspect

An Islamist militant cell that used a van to kill 13 people in Barcelona had planned one or several major bomb attacks, possibly against churches or monuments, one suspect told a court this evening, according to sources close to the investigation.

barcelona • 22 Aug 17

Norman Potot said his wife thought he was dead after he was hit by the van

Father recalls horror of Barcelona van attack

The father of the Irish-Filipino family caught up in the Barcelona terror attack has described the horrific moment he and his family were struck by the van as it was being driven at speed down Las Ramblas last Thursday.

Ireland • 21 Aug 17

Police are almost certain Younes Abouyaaqoub was the driver of the van that killed 13 people

Main suspect in Barcelona van attack shot dead

Spanish police have shot dead Younes Abouyaaqoub, the 22-year-old Moroccan suspected of being behind the Barcelona terror attack, Catalan authorities said this afternoon.

barcelona • 21 Aug 17

A policewoman walks past dozen of gas canisters in Alcanar

Police carry out controlled explosions in Spanish town

Spanish police carried out controlled explosions at a house in Alcanar today where police believe the militants that carried out the attack in the Catalan capital and Cambrils had hatched their plan.

Europe • 20 Aug 17

Relatives of Julian Cadman had appealed for information about his whereabouts after he became separated from his mother in the attack on Las Ramblas

Missing British-Australian boy was killed in Barcelona

A British-Australian boy, who had been reported as missing by his grandfather, was killed in the vehicle attack in Barcelona, an official from Catalonia region's emergency services confirmed today.

barcelona • 20 Aug 17

Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia in hospital with the Potot family today

Irish-Filipino family hope to leave hospital on Monday

Pearly Fernandez Potot, the mother of the Irish-Filipino family caught up in the Barcelona terror attack, has told RTÉ News she hopes the family will be discharged from hospital on Monday.

News • 19 Aug 17

Police have said the driver of the van that drove into crowds in Barcelona, killing 13 people, may still be alive

Police hunting for suspected Barcelona van driver

Police in Catalonia are searching for the driver of a van that ploughed into a crowd in Barcelona, killing 13 people, but the government said the suspected Islamist militant cell behind the attack had been dismantled.

barcelona • 20 Aug 17

People and businesses get back to daily life on Las Ramblas after the attack

Questions raised over Barcelona security measures

Shocked residents and holidaymakers have questioned why Spanish authorities did not do more to protect Barcelona's most famous thoroughfare against a deadly van attack in the heart of a packed tourist area

Europe • 18 Aug 17

Bruno Gulotta was a marketing and sales manager at Tom's Hardware (Pic: Tom's Hardware)

First victims of Barcelona attack named

A 35-year-old Italian who was on holiday in Barcelona with his partner and two children has been named as one of the 14 victims of terror attacks in Spain, according to an account given to La Repubblica.

barcelona • 18 Aug 17

People stand next to flowers, candles and other items set up on the Las Ramblas boulevard as they pay tribute to the victims

In Pictures - Spain in mourning after attack

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has declared three days of mourning after what he called a "jihadist attack".

barcelona • 18 Aug 17

Call for stricter vehicle hire laws in light of attacks

A former British terror laws watchdog has said that motorists should be subject to identity checks when hiring vehicles as part of measures to tackle the use of lorries and vans in attacks.

barcelona • 18 Aug 17

Thousands gathered to pay tribute to the victims

Defiant crowds show solidarity with Barcelona victims

Spain reacts to twin terror attacks in Catalonia yesterday.

barcelona • 18 Aug 17

More than 100 people were injured in yesterday's attack in Barcelona

Irish family on holiday injured in attack

Two members of an Irish family holidaying in Barcelona were injured in yesterday's terror attack in the city.

barcelona • 18 Aug 17

People pay tribute to victims outside the Liceu Theatre in Barcelona

Police: Terror suspects were planning bigger attacks

Spanish police say the suspects in yesterday's terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils were planning to use explosives in one or more bigger attacks than those carried out.

barcelona • 18 Aug 17

One of Barcelona's busiest streets was the scene of the first incident yesterday

Terror in Spain: What we know

At least 14 people were killed and more than 100 others injured after drivers slammed into pedestrians in two separate attacks on Barcelona's most popular street and in another busy Spanish seaside city.

barcelona • 18 Aug 17

The car used in the attack is removed from the scene in Cambrils

Woman injured in second attack in Spain dies

A woman who was critically injured in a terror attack in the Spanish town of Cambrils last night has died.

barcelona • 18 Aug 17

The attack in Barcelona is the latest in a series in recent years

Timeline - Terror attacks in Europe

The attack in Barcelona is the latest terrorist incident to hit Europe in recent years.

World • 17 Aug 17

A Catalan government official said that 13 people were killed in the attack

President offers solidarity to Spain after attack

President Michael D Higgins has offered the sympathy and solidarity of Ireland to the people of Spain following a terrorist attack in Barcelona.

World • 17 Aug 17

Injured people react after a van crashed into pedestrians in Las Ramblas

In Pictures - Barcelona Attack

Fatalities have been confirmed after a van crashed into a crowd on Barcelona's iconic Las Ramblas

Galleries • 17 Aug 17

Van mounted the pavement and ploughed into pedestrians

Barcelona incident echoes other attacks

A van ploughing into pedestrians in a busy area of Barcelona echoes the circumstances of terror atrocities that have hit several countries - including Germany, France and the UK.

Europe • 17 Aug 17

Security forces lead people away from a cordoned off area in Las Ramblas

Catalan official says 13 dead, 100 hurt in Barcelona

A Catalan government official has said 13 people were killed and over 100 injured after a van crashed into a crowd of people on Las Ramblas, in what police described as a terrorist attack.

Europe • 17 Aug 17

Dozens of people were injured in the crash at Barcelona's Francia station this morning

Dozens injured in commuter train crash in Barcelona

At least 54 people have been injured in a train crash in Barcelona after a commuter train crashed into the end of the platform during the morning rush hour.

Spain • 28 Jul 17

Catalonian regional police take part in a raid in a residential building

Eight held in Spain in raids targeting militants

Spanish police arrested eight people and raided 12 properties in Barcelona, in an operation against suspected Islamist militants carried out in conjunction with Belgian police.

World • 25 Apr 17

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke for the third year in a row at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Zuckerberg both woos & hits out at phone industry

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has tried to extend an olive branch to mobile phone companies at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Business • 23 Feb 16