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Barcelona tourist area targeted in deadly vehicle attack

Examining the attacks in Barcelona, Europe and Charlottesville.

08/17/2017

PBS News Hour

Barcelona tourist area targeted in deadly vehicle attack

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Examining the attacks in Barcelona, Europe and Charlottesville.

An attack in Barcelona killed 13 and wounded scores more when a speeding van vaulted into a crowd on the city’s iconic La Rambla boulevard, a bustling area that attracts pedestrians and tourists. Police have made two arrests and are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. Hari Sreenivasan learns more from Lorenzo Vidino of George Washington University.

08/17/2017

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