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Police in Barcelona Shoot at Stolen Truck Loaded With Gas Canisters Police in Barcelona Shoot at Stolen Truck Loaded With Gas Canisters
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MADRID — The police opened fire on Tuesday after the driver of a stolen truck carrying butane gas, and moving at high speed near Barcelona’s main ring road, refused to stop.MADRID — The police opened fire on Tuesday after the driver of a stolen truck carrying butane gas, and moving at high speed near Barcelona’s main ring road, refused to stop.
Although there were no fatalities, the chase nonetheless quickly raised tensions in Spain, which remains on high alert after major terrorist attacks in other European countries, including deadly episodes involving trucks in Nice, France, and in Berlin. Although there were no fatalities, the chase quickly raised tensions in Spain, which remains on high alert after major terrorist attacks in other European countries, including deadly episodes involving trucks in Nice, France, and in Berlin.
The police said that the driver was taken into custody. They described him as a 32-year-old man holding a Swedish passport who was not a resident of Barcelona, but did not identify him further. The police said that the driver had been taken into custody. They described him as a 32-year-old man with a Swedish passport who was not a resident of Barcelona, but did not identify him further.
Joan Carles Molinero, a regional police chief, said during a news conference in Barcelona that the driver’s motives were unclear, and that terrorism was not one of the lines of investigation.Joan Carles Molinero, a regional police chief, said during a news conference in Barcelona that the driver’s motives were unclear, and that terrorism was not one of the lines of investigation.
“We are working on the possibility that it is a person with some kind of imbalance or consumption of substances,” said the police chief, who also noted that the driver was unarmed when he was arrested.“We are working on the possibility that it is a person with some kind of imbalance or consumption of substances,” said the police chief, who also noted that the driver was unarmed when he was arrested.
The driver ignored several warnings and attempts to stop him, and more than half of the gas canisters in the truck fell off as he sped along, the police said. At least one person was injured by a canister that fell from the vehicle, which was brought to a halt on an access road.The driver ignored several warnings and attempts to stop him, and more than half of the gas canisters in the truck fell off as he sped along, the police said. At least one person was injured by a canister that fell from the vehicle, which was brought to a halt on an access road.
Juan Ignacio Zoido, the Spanish interior minister, also ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack. He said in a post on Twitter that the driver had a background of psychiatric problems.Juan Ignacio Zoido, the Spanish interior minister, also ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack. He said in a post on Twitter that the driver had a background of psychiatric problems.
Barcelona, Spain’s second-largest city after Madrid, is the hub of the country’s tourism industry, with more than seven million visitors a year. Barcelona, Spain’s second-largest city after Madrid, is a hub of the country’s tourism industry, with more than seven million visitors a year.