Attack saying the u. S. Will do whatever is necessary to help. Vice president mike pence also condemning the attacks. The United States condemns this terror attack and well do whatever is necessary to help. Whatever inspired todays terror attack. The United States stands ready to assist the people. Spain and find and punish those responsible. On this dark day, our prayers and the prayers of all the American People are with the victims, their families, and the good people of spain. Gerri find and punish those responsible. And news within the past hour that this is linked to an explosion yesterday. Joining us is former fbi assistant director bill gavin. One moment las ramblas is a pedestrian thoroughfare, people are shopping, crowd with summer tourists, and the next moment its carnage. How do we keep this from happening in our country . Its so difficult, i dont know if its possible to keep it from happening. We do everything we can in terms of intelligence and Police Training and playing
Locals to shelter in place or stay away all together. Id like to start by acknowledging the incident in barcelona which has the hallmarks, it appears, of yet another terrorist attack. Reporter u. S. Officials are in place ready to assist americans in space and last thursday Police Confirmed the arrest of two men including 20yearold Driss Oukabir who rented the van. Authorities say oukabir was not the driver but it appears he had help. Elizabe elizabeth herr, abc news. Thai essentially got notice of this in the las ramblas district. The abc7 news app free to download. Open it up and enable push alerts to get the latest breaking news. Abc local 7 was at local restaurant and spoke to a woman. She serves dishes from her homeland. Her son acted te its disappointing. No country in the world should be able to feel like this, all these tourists dying, you know. Roselle las restaurant features many momentos from barcelona. The eiffel tower went dark. The lights are often turn off to pay tribute
And we do say good morning on whats turning out to be a very busy friday. Were going to start with that breaking news, and there has been another arrest in the terror attacks in spain. Authorities say the suspect was captured about 50 miles north of barcelona. The arrest came hours after a raid in the resort city of cambrils where five suspected terrorists were killed. Authorities say those suspects rammed a Police Vehicle before hitting a group of pedestrians while wearing fake bomb belts. Six people were hurt. And officials are connecting the cambrils incident to the attack in barcelona. A moment of silence there today honors the 13 People Killed and more than 100 others injured when a van sped into crowds of pedestrians. This morning we know an american is among the victims. And the world is showing its support. Both one World Trade Center in new york and paris eiffel tower are lit in honor of barcelona. So, the barcelona attack left a horrific scene on the streets of spains second
Developments. Spanish police just confirmed officers shot and killed four suspects in a separate alleged terror plot. It happened in a town 62 miles south of barcelona. The Police Operation came hours after a van deliberately ran over pedestrians in one of barcelona busiest tourest areas. Reporter terror in spain sends police and paramedics toward a major attraction in barcelona stunned eyewitnesses running for cover, confused and terrified. Somebody was screaming and everybody started to run. They were screaming from behind. Everybody was running. They trampled them as they ran pa past. He mauft have been doing 80 to 100 kilometers an hour knocking people in the air. Reporter it happened on a wide bull dard restricted to pedestrian traffic only, no cars, but around 5 00 p. M. Local time a driver rammed a van. With police swarming the area and a warning touristnd and locals to shelter in place or stay away all together. Id like to start by acknowledging the incident in barcelona which
An officer fatally shot. And the couple stealing a car. You can see their excitement when the car suddenly shuts down. The doors lock on their own. They have been caught. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night, and we begin tonight with the horrific scene playing out in barcelona in an historic shopping district where many tourists visit. A driver jumping the curb and his van barrelling through the crowd. Children believed to be among the victims tonight. So many images we cannot show here. The death toll, more than a dozen people dead, can the authorities warning that could go higher. More than 100 injured at this hour, and heres the van afterwards. It was going at speeds up to 50 miles per hour. One suspect dead, two in custody, and the urgent manhunt for others. Abcs James Longman leading us off from barcelona. [ sirens ] reporter tonight, a trail of in the heart of barcelona. The dead and injured lining the streets. First responders racin