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Death toll from Spain attacks rises to 16

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The number of people killed in twin vehicle attacks in Spain last week rose to 16 on Sunday, local authorities in Barcelona said. "This morning a 51-year-old German woman died after being treated in a critical condition in hospital," said a statement from the region's civil defence. The attacks on Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona and in the seaside resortRead more

'Not afraid': defiant Barcelona to march against terror

Barcelona - Muslimchronicle

Tens of thousands of Spaniards and foreigners are to stage a defiant march against terror through Barcelona on Saturday following last week's deadly vehicle rampages. The Mediterranean city is in mourning after a van ploughed into crowds on Las Ramblas boulevard on August 17, followed hours later by a car attack in the seaside town of Cambrils. Fifteen were killedRead more

Spain attacks: What we know

Barcelona - Muslimchronicle

At least 15 people were killed and more than 100 injured in twin attacks in which vehicles were used to mow down pedestrians on Barcelona's most popular street and in Cambrils, a busy seaside resort town. - What happened - Around 4:50 pm (1450 GMT) on Thursday, a white van ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians on the famous LasRead more

Spain suspect says terror cell planned big attack

Madrid - Muslimchronicle

A suspected member of the terror cell that unleashed carnage in Spain last week admitted to a judge on Tuesday that the jihadists had planned to hit monuments in an even bigger attack. Mohamed Houli Chemlal, 21, said he knew of the plans two months ago, as he, and three other suspects, appeared in court for the first time sinceRead more

Spain terror cell: what we know about its members

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The four remaining suspected members of a 12-member cell that carried out deadly twin attacks in Spain were charged on Tuesday with terror offences. Here is what we know about the men, many of them brothers, who are thought to have planned and carried out the vehicle rampages in Barcelona and the seaside resort of Cambrils that left 15 deadRead more

Barcelona honour terror attack victims in Betis win

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Barcelona got their La Liga season off to a winning start on Sunday, beating Real Betis 2-0 at a emotional Camp Nou following a pair of terrorist attacks in Catalonia. Twin vehicle attacks on Thursday killed 14 people and wounded around 120 in Barcelona's bustling Las Ramblas boulevard and the nearby seaside resort of Cambrils. A minute's silence was heldRead more

Muslims fear anti-Islam backlash in tolerant Barcelona

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Prayer time is approaching but Raja Miah, an imam at a tiny mosque in the heart of Barcelona does not expect a big turnout. Since the twin attacks in Barcelona and the nearby seaside resort of Cambrils claimed by the Islamic State group, the Muslim community in central Barcelona’s neighbourhood of Raval fears an anti-Islam backlash. “People are very scared,”Read more

Spain twin attacks suspects 'planned bigger assault'

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Suspects in Spain's twin terror attacks had been planning an even bigger assault than the deadly car rampages they carried out, police said, as distressing details emerged of families torn apart in the horror. A 35-year-old Italian was among 14 killed, mowed down in front of his wife and young children in Barcelona when a driver rammed his van throughRead more

Police name bodies of 3 Moroccan suspects in Spain attacks

Barcelona - Muslimchronicle

Spanish police on Friday released the names of three Moroccan suspects in the deadly attacks in Spain's Catalonia region, shot dead overnight by security forces in the seaside resort of Cambrils. Catalonia's regional police identified them as Moussa Oukabir, 17, Said Aallaa, 18, and Mohamed Hychami, 24. Police said they were searching for a fourth suspect, Younes Abouyaaqoub, aged 22.Read more

Catalan police killed five attackers in Cambrils, fourth suspect arrested

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A fourth person has been detained in relation with the events that have taken place in the last few hours in Cambrils and Barcelona," police in the Catalonia region tweeted. A Catalan police spokeswoman said police had killed four attackers in Cambrils, south of Barcelona, and another was seriously injured, later announced dead, following an operation there against what authoritiesRead more