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| ISIS says it’s behind deadly van attack in Barcelona | ISIS says it’s behind deadly van attack in Barcelona |
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| Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS, ISIL) claimed responsibility for Thursday’s vehicle attack in central Barcelona through it’s Amaq news agency. At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured after a van rammed into pedestrians at speed. | Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS, ISIL) claimed responsibility for Thursday’s vehicle attack in central Barcelona through it’s Amaq news agency. At least 13 people were killed and dozens injured after a van rammed into pedestrians at speed. |
| The statement claimed that the were multiple perpetrators, and as is customary for such press releases, called them soldiers of Islamic State. It also stated the attack was in response to the international coalition's operation against the jihadist group in Syria and Iraq. | |
| READ MORE: Barcelona terrorist attack: 13 dead, 50+ injured as van plows into pedestrians in tourist area | |
| Spain has provided military aid in the three-year long campaign against the terrorist group, but its troops are not directly involved in combat. | |
| Islamic State has claimed responsibility for previous attacks in Europe. Its suspected involvement, though, has varied from financing and training those involved, as in the case of the November 2015 Paris shootings, to merely endorsing the jihadists' actions. | |
| Catalan police had already declared the vehicle attack a terrorist incident and have arrested one man. Driss Oukabir is thought to have been responsible for renting the van involved in the ramming, an increasingly popular tactic for Islamic terrorists worldwide. | |
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