It happened in barcelona as people were enjoying a summer evening. We have the latest from spain in our newsroom. Isis is claiming responsibility for the attack which started around 8 00 when a van jumped a curb and plowed into the crowd. These images show how horrific and chaotic it was in the las ramblas district of barcelona. It is an area filled with shops. Victims were left in the street. 13 killed at least 100 were injured. The city went into lockdown with the Police Walking the street and Closing Stores in the train station. I heard many people screaming and then i saw the been going down the boulevard. You could see all of the bodies at las ramblas. It was brutal. Police believe another man was used in the attack as a getaway car. Two people are in custody and the search continues for the driver. Isis released a statement hours after the incident saying it was carried out by soldiers of the islamic state. The u. S. Secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, condemned the attack. We ask
Custody, but the search for that driver continues. Three days of mourning have declared to honor the 13 have been declared to honor the 13 develops killed. All events 13 victims killed. All events have been canceled. The president issued a almost Immediate Response to the attack in barcelona. He tweeted, the United States condemns the terror attack in barcelona, spain and will do whatever is necessary to help. The tough be tough and strong. We love you. About an hour later, he tweeted the widely debunked rumor to call atongs what he called radical islamic study. He said study what the United States did to terrorists when caught there was no morris lambic terror for 35 years. He referenced an unsubstantiated tale about general pershing dipping bullets in pigs blood to execute islamic terrorists and burying them with dead pigs. The attack is the latest in series ive tack in europe using vehicles to target pedestrians. The tedlyest was in gal of july of last year what truck ran over peopl
People were holed up in buildings for hours and police searched for the attackers. We saw all the people, tourists running with bags. Mom, kids, everybody trying to find shelter in some of the buildings. Reporter isis is claim responsibility releasing a statement hours after the incident saying it was carried out by soldiers of the islamic state. Two people are in custody tonight. We are shocked because its the first time it happened in the Commercial Area of barcelona and what happened, this truck just get to ram blast which is the main boulevard and its theheart of barcelona smashing the spiel and people and. [audio not understandable] its impossible it could happen here. Reporter interior chief says all events have been canceled and he called for three days of mourning to honor the 1 victims killed. Cristinna rendon thank you. Team conference continues with Lauren Blanchard where u. S. Leaders are monday todaying the situation there. Reporter thats right. U. S. Officials say they co
Canvass for witnesses. At the time, there were a lot of people here. We definitely wanted to gather as much evidence as we can to solve this. San jose police, san jose fire, oakland fire, and units from other departments led a procession on 280. It was headed to valley medical center. Police expect to continue their investigation this morning and canvassing of the neighborhood should take a few more hours. Reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc7 news. Thank you. We do have a Traffic Alert for you this morning. Sue hall staying on top of that. Good morning, everyone. We start your friday morning with a sig alert in benicia, southbound 680 at marshview. This happened last night with a big rig that caught fire. The purple means a hard road closure. The red is the backup from there. It is beyond gold hill in the southbound direction. They dont expect this to be cleared for at least another hour. So of course, were tracking that for you. Your best alternate would be to take 80 to colu
From other departments led a procession on 280 at meridian avenue. Heading toward valley medical center. Both oakland firefighters were part of the graduating class in april, so they were only on the job for a few months. Taylor street, it appears, is opening up. The westbound lane is open now. It appears the eastbound lane will be opening soon. You can expect that traffic issue to be cleared up in just a few moments. But they are still doing that yard to yard search in this area, so maybe theres some roads closed where nat is taking place. Reporting live in san jose, matt keller. Thank you. We will get to our other big story of the morning, the terror attack in spain, in just a few moments. First, a quick check on weather and traffic. Drew and sue in for mike and alexis. Sue, a major traffic issue in benicia. Its still out there. Better news is one lane is now open. This is southbound 680 near marshview. The red sensors all the way back to 80 westbound now. So thats still the big trou