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No Azerbaijanis among Barcelona terror attack victims

18 August 2017 [11:13] - TODAY.AZ

By  Trend


There are no Azerbaijani nationals among those killed and injured in the terrorist attack in Barcelona.

Citizens of at least 18 countries suffered in Barcelona attack, Agence France-Presse reported citing local authorities.

Thus, at the time the victims include people from France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Argentina, Venezuela, Belgium, Australia, Hungary, Peru, Northern Ireland, Greece, Cuba, Macedonia, China, Italy, Romania and Algeria.

A terror attack in Barcelona left 13 people dead and more than 100 injured.The deadly events began in the early evening with a van plowing through crowds on the renowned Las Ramblas avenue, a popular tourist section of Barcelona.

Authorities said they are working under the assumption that two other deadly events, a terrorist incident in the seaside city of Cambrils and a house explosion farther down the coast in Alcanar, were linked to the van attack in Barcelona that had ISIS taking credit.
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