IS CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR BARCELONA ATTACK

The Islamic State propaganda outlet has claimed that its ‘soldiers’ carried out the Barcelona attack.

At least 13 people were killed Thursday when a driver deliberately slammed a van into crowds on Barcelona’s most popular street in what police said was a “terror attack”.

The attack, the latest in a wave of vehicle rammings across Europe in recent years, caused panic on the streets of Spain’s largest city and drew condemnation from world leaders.

Meanwhile, world leaders on Thursday condemned the Barcelona van attack, expressing outrage and solidarity with the victims.