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A van was driven into crowds on Las Ramblas in Barcelona in August 2017

France arrests three people linked to Barcelona attack

Three people have been arrested in France for alleged links to a suspect in last year's deadly attacks in Barcelona and a nearby seaside resort.

Europe • 20 Feb 18

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 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 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

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

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

Las Ramblas