5 Spanish nationals, 1 Italian and Portuguese killed in Spain terror attacks

Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-19 18:55:42|Editor: Song Lifang
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BARCELONA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Five Spanish nationals, an Italian and a Portuguese were among those killed in the double-terror attack that hit Barcelona and nearby Cambrils, the Interior Ministry of the Catalan region said Saturday.

Fourteen people died and 126 were injured between Thursday and Friday following two terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils.

Six terrorists were killed either during or after the attacks, although there is still some confusion over whether the van attacker in Barcelona, is among them, said the ministry.

Confusion still reigns over the identity of the van driver. Some reports indicated that the driver is 17-year-old Moussa Oukabir who was among the five terrorists shot in Cambrils in the early hours of Friday, while others said the driver could have been Younes Abouyaaqoub, who is one of four terrorists still at loose.

In addition, 59 people remain in hospitals in Barcelona as of Saturday morning. Spanish King Felipe VI is due to visit patients in del Mar Hospital at midday.

Among those injured, 15 of them are in critical condition. Local authorities said that victims of the attack were from 34 nationalities.

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