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8/17/17

Barcelona attack: EU president Jean-Claude Juncker pledges Europe-wide response to 'cowardly attack' - by Jon Stone

The European Commission President has condemned a “cowardly” vehicle attack in the Spanish city of Barcelona and pledged a Europe-wide response to the atrocity.

Jean-Claude Juncker  pledged to put the EU's its resources at the disposal of Barcelona’s emergency and security services following the outrage, which he said had “deliberately targeted those enjoying life and sharing time with family and friends” as reports of several persons having died in the attack came in.

A speeding van ran through the city’s famous pedestrian street Las Ramblas, mowing down people and sending others flying for cover. Spanish media reports that the driver fled on foot.
Read more: Barcelona attack: EU president Jean-Claude Juncker pledges Europe-wide response to 'cowardly attack' | The Independent

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