Suspect in van attack holed up in Barcelona bar | Inquirer News

Suspect in van attack holed up in Barcelona bar

01:46 AM August 18, 2017

A woman is comforted as crowds flee from the scene after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district of Barcelona, Spain, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. According to witnesses the white van swerved from side to side as it plowed into tourists and residents. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)

BARCELONA, Spain  — A Barcelona broadcaster is reporting that a man thought to be the driver of a van that drove into pedestrians is held up in a bar that is surrounded by police.

Barcelona’s Tv3: also reported Thursday that the Spanish passport of a person of Moroccan origin was found at the scene of the attack that police say has left at least one person dead.

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The television station says police have surrounded a bar called Rey de Istanbul.

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Police haven’t confirmed they have a suspect cornered. Barcelona’s El Pais newspaper reported earlier that police were seeking more than one suspect in an unnamed bar.

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Meanwhile, a regional government official says all public festivities scheduled in Barcelona are temporarily canceled.

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