Van Attack
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The authorities in the Spanish city of Barcelona say 13 people have been killed and 80 injured by a van, which [blank] drove into them at a popular tourist market. The [blank] moved at speed through Las Ramblas in the city center, before being [blank] by the driver who ran away. Hundreds of tourists and local people took shelter in shops and churches as police searched for suspects. Hours later, two of them, including a man of Moroccan origin, were [blank] . Spanish media say another suspect was killed in a police shootout on the outskirts of the city. The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who is on his way to Barcelona, says he will be [blank] efforts to reinforce security, while Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has called for solidarity.
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