Season in barcelonas popular tourist spot a white van jumped the curb during the crowded early evening hours and witnes witnesses say plowed into a large group of people. Just past by me. My family. Reporter they were among the lucky ones. Witnesses saying the van may have been moving at more than 5m side to side and running over people bodies flying in all directions. The vehicle eventually stopped. Witnesses saying the driver and possibly a second person ran away. Just saw people sort of running, like everyone started running with their kids and stuff just trying to get as far away from the scene as possible. Reporter the area was cordoned off. Stores and local train stations ordered to close. Tourists told to stay inside, and paramedics rushed to the injured. Riot police with their guns drawn. And police everywhere. Ambulances. Fire engines, like bomb disposal squads and stuff and they were just directing everyone like to go as far away from the area as you can. Reporter within hour
Todays attack. Our brad sattin has been following this story since the broke live in studio now. Brad. Reporter lucy still of course trying to figure it all out. It is about midnight right now in spain. Officials just wrapping up a News Conference a short time ago. Two suspect ms. Custody. We know one is Spanish National the on the more rock can and were hearing that neither may have been the driver who injured or killed dozens of people in an area barcelonas equivalent to our times square. Terrorism interrupting the early evening in the heart of bars loan ins tourism hot spot. We hear all this screaming and yelling. We went and watched the terrorists to see whats happening. And we saw all these people tourists running with moms, kids, everybody trying to find some shelter. Reporter Historic District always busy a scene of chaos when a white van moving what witnesses say was 50 miles an hour jumped the curb swerved from side to side and began mowing down anyone within sight. Paramedics
Get up to 40 off a second pair of glasses. Schedule your eye exam at pearlevision. Com. What happened . Oh, god. Breaking to night, terror in barcelona. Somebody was screaming and then everybody started to run. Screaming from behind. More than a dozen are dead. 100 are hurt. Right now Spanish Police are on the hunt for anyone behind the bloodshed. Now, fox 29 news at 10 00. Horrific day in barcelona, spain. 13 people are dead. Victims. Dozens others as in 100 are hu hurt. After police say terrorists rammed then down with a van. The scene absolutely brutal. People literally jumping out of the way from that van to save their lives ton night Spanish Police say theyve killed several people south of that city in what some reports were saying was an attempt at second terror. Im lucy noland. Im thomas drayton. Iain page is off tonight. Heres what we know. A car barreled down a busy sidewalk striking several pedestrians. 13 people died. 100 as lucy mentioned are hurt. The entire area placed on
Dozen people who have taken up residence on the corner of cumberland and american streets for the past four days. But that offer came with a resounding no. Were not taking that offer. Homeless advocate sherri, organized the tent city to show awareness for the citys homeless problem. For days theyve been taking in gifts of food and water. Some even handing over cash donations. But why not take the offer a emergency housing . These people are being offered shelters and youre encouraging them not to take it. Okay. Thats such a fox 29 question. Its legitimate question, though. Wait, wait, wait. Why do you set up land mines and you walk night. We did talk to searer brooks who says she was kick out of the shelter along with her one month old and two other children. I got laid off from my job. I lost my apartment, and i tried to go for help but nobody would help me. Reporter shes not taking shelter tonight. Instead she wants a permanent home. The very public protest not coincidentally comes j
Reporter staff will watch social media for possible threats and get the information to the right agencies for action. A lot of threats and other things come across social media. At this time theres no current threat towards this event. Reporter Important Information there. In addition those monitors will also show a video feed from Police Helicopters and this will work in addition to the fbi center they will install in center steam back to you, iain. Dave, thanks for that look. More roads are closing because of the popes visit. Skyfox over the ben franklin parkway where the inner drives are now closed in both directions. The closures are from eakins oval to 20th street. The lanes wont reopen until tuesday of 29th of september. The outer drives though are still open for now. Of course weve got continuing coverage of everything you need to know leading up to the big papal visit on our website head to fox 29. Cot and look for the links on the home page. Philadelphia police hit the streets