Police in Barcelona have made arrests in connection with a terrorist attack Thursday in which a van hopped a curb on a busy street and crashed into dozens of people, causing many fatalities and injuries.
Van Crashes Into Crowd in Barcelona Terrorist Attack
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![Police patrol the area after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas avenue in central Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 17, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B1B55A6C-D3CB-4C4F-8C5C-9CC48E5DF804_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police patrol the area after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas avenue in central Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 17, 2017.
![A woman cries as she and a man are escorted by Spanish police outside a cordoned off area after a van plowed into a crowd on the Las Ramblas avenue in Barcelona, Aug. 17, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5EF9BAE4-56B3-4677-AF21-60345954179D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman cries as she and a man are escorted by Spanish police outside a cordoned off area after a van plowed into a crowd on the Las Ramblas avenue in Barcelona, Aug. 17, 2017.
![People are pictured inside Systemaction, a locked-down store, after a van crashed into crowds on Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 17, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0FA3AF43-5FAC-46DB-9724-E7015E11D0E9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People are pictured inside Systemaction, a locked-down store, after a van crashed into crowds on Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 17, 2017.
![Policemen check the identity of people standing with their hands up after a van plowed into a crowd on the Las Ramblas avenue in Barcelona, Aug. 17, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/52127031-7BAF-434B-B4FB-7FB60F61F5FD_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Policemen check the identity of people standing with their hands up after a van plowed into a crowd on the Las Ramblas avenue in Barcelona, Aug. 17, 2017.