you from washington. please, tell me, where you were, and exactly what you saw. caller: yeah. i was at the ramblos inside the booth when the attack happened. and we saw a lot of people running all directions, and the police began to [ inaudible ] very quickly. so [ inaudible ] pablo, we re having trouble with the phone senate and will try to improve the connection to continue the conversation with you. please work with ow producers in the control room. we ll find a way to get that signal and brick you back. bring you back. peter bergen, as we do that, police raeshgted quickly. saying likely a terrorist attack. you see reports from the scene.
door-to-door hunt for these suspects, as you look at this very dramatic video playing out, and it reminds you of the risks, reminds you of the risks these heroes take every day around the world, but we re seeing it unfold right here. quite a situation. we will keep on top of it. jim sciutto, keep working sources. we ll continue to watch this scene. those first responders taking risks on the scene right there in barcelona. what dramatic video. again, one person killed at least 17 injured a van crashing into a crowd in a bustling neighborhood in central barcelona. police say most likely a terrorist attack. the white house chief of staff, says the chief of staff is aware of the situation and keeping the president of the united states abreast. trying to get more information from local authorities as well. we ll take a quick break and continue our coverage in just a moment. i kept looking for ways to manage my symptoms. i thought i was doing okay.
terror-inspired groups. use your vehicle and then attack. we saw it play out on the streets of london just a few weeks ago, and it s because of those things that you see the spanish authorities without definitively saying, moving into a counterterrorism mode quickly. and you heard from isa florez, i want to stress this information, often coming in from eyewitness at a distance, people hoop see things from different perspectives, see it a little differently. in the early hours, we know there are conflicting or changing accounts as it comes through, but reports that two men, one of them carrying something. eyewitnesses said somebody armed, others saying they can t be sure what it was, barricading themselves in a local bar or restaurant. i assume that will be priority one for the counterterrorism response to the scene? absolutely. because you have to you want to minimize casualties and hope that they don t, the terrorists
one eyewitness saying he s heard gunshots. another witnesses saw the gran driving around 80 kilometers we are hour and says, there is no doubt it was intentional. an eyewitness account. we re awaiting information from the spanish authorities. we are told number one, they are responding to the scene. you see some of that in the pictures you see there. and two, urging people. remember, barcelona a thriving city and popular tourist attraction this time of year urging people to stay away. don t go there our curiosity and telling people still in the area to be very careful to not move about in any random way and seek the guidance of the authorities responding to the scene. reporters are trying to get more information on this, but peter bergen, that it took such a short period of time for the authorities to say very likely a terrorist attack. peter, stand by. on the phone an eyewitness, pablo morane. this is john king speaking to
crashed into a crowd of people. tv-e in spain reporting one dead, at least 20 injured. eyewitnesses believing it was deliberate. the driving into the, the rams of the crowd there, and another eyewitness saying, two armed men have run into a local restaurant at that scene, but we re trying to ascertain now from local authorities and obviously they re responding to the crime scene there. not being as quick with information. they may not have a lot of this information, where are those two men? are they located? what s the police presence in the area? contact or communication? authorities say they are still looking for the driver of that van. and as you watch these pictures, obvious guidance, but worth repeating, spanish authorities saying if in barcelona stay away from this area and in the actual square where this happened, be careful. do not move about randomly and communicate with the local authorities there. again, at least one person dead. 20 injureds after a van plowed into a crowd o