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[Smokey]

World is such a depressing place.

RIP.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

This is terrible.

 

[Ydelnae]

Police keeps asking to not post in social media the current location of forces trying to locate the missing terrorist yet the media seems to be delivering the opposite message. There's a lot of confusion right now since police said that it's safe to leave but some news reports keep insisting that another attack might be happening in a nearby mall.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Two gunmen holed up in a restaurant nearby according to news.

I suppose it's too much to hope there are no other people in the restaurant

 

[Switch Back 9]

Police keeps asking to not post in social media the current location of forces trying to locate the missing terrorist yet the media seems to be delivering the opposite message. There's a lot of confusion right now since police said that it's safe to leave but some news report keep insisting that another attack might be happening in a nearby mall.

Oh fuck me. As always with these stories, things seem to get worse and worse as more information comes out.

 

[Moskalova]

Confirmed by police: terrorist attack

https://twitter.com/mossos/status/898225600938246148

 

[AcademicSaucer]

Saw 2 videos and man, not suprised the death count is that high, the speed that van had to be in to cause that amount of damage , I can only imagine

 

[Audioboxer]

Holy shit that's a long way....

In what appears to be a highly populated area too

Unfortunately, the death count may get even higher. Tragic.

I refuse to watch any videos so just going on the info the BBC has posted about the distance travelled and it being highly populated.

 

[Jabo]

Terrible terrible terrible this is depressing, please let them be caught.


Edit: misread nvm

 

[Boss Mog]

Fuck sake horrible

I get a flight here in 12 hours time and one of my first places to go would be the ramblas.

Dunno what to do now

Sorry that this has disrupted your vacation plans.

 

[gdt]

Some grim fucking videos out there.

Fucking islamists

Dude.


First it's entirely possible it's Spanish terrorists, there is a history of that

And second. What

 

[johancruijff]

sad sad sad stuff

this shit does not look like it will end soon

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the "me""me""me""my trip""my holydays""trump here trump there" posts are shameful

 

[DarthMasta]

My condolences.

I'm afraid we're going to have to alter our cities to try and minimize this sort of attack, I think Israel has dealt with these for years now...

 

[ecosse_011172]

Dude.


First it's entirely possible it's Spanish terrorists, there is a history of that

And second. What

History, there has been a ceasefire for years.
The attackers were reported as being of North African appearance.

 

[trembli0s]

Dude.


First it's entirely possible it's Spanish terrorists, there is a history of that

And second. What

Doesn't make much sense to claim ETA on this one. Catalan separatism doesn't exactly align as an opposite to Basque separatism

 

[Acidote]

TV says Police is negotiating with the terrorists in the restaurant. They have hostages.

 

[Fercho]

Some grim fucking videos out there.

Fucking islamists

I understand that maybe you are referring to radicals or jihadist. But you used a poor choice of words and also we don't know all the facts.

 

[harriet the spy]

Dude.


First it's entirely possible it's Spanish terrorists, there is a history of that

And second. What

ETA is not active anymore. It might not be Islamic terrorists, but let's be realistic, it's very likely to be Islamic terrorists.

 

[Rktk]

Some grim fucking videos out there.

Fucking islamists

Islamists what?

 

[gdt]

History, there has been a ceasefire for years.
The attackers were reported as being of North African appearance.

Doesn't make much sense to claim ETA on this one. Catalan separatism doesn't exactly align as an opposite to Basque separatism

I'm not claiming anything. Im just saying it isn't time to start screaming about "islamists" yet.

 

[LiK]

No one has taken responsibility yet. Don't jump to conclusions on who did it until it has been confirmed.

 

[cromofo]

Islamists what?

extremists

I roll back back tho, no need for it just now.

 

[sflufan]

Dude.


First it's entirely possible it's Spanish terrorists, there is a history of that

And second. What

While it is "possible" that the perpetrators may be ETA or another Spanish extremist group, the likelihood of that being the case is relatively small. This type of attack simply does not match the profile of past attacks by Spanish groups like ETA while it does match the profile of recent attacks by ISIL-inspired Islamists (or American neo-Nazis).

 

[Violet_0]

TV says Police is negotiating with the terrorists in the restaurant. They have hostages.

this is looking very bad. It doesn't seem likely that terrorists will just surrender

 

[Audioboxer]

Someone has probably posted this but for the topic, it's confirmed as a terrorist attack

 

[Skellig Gra]

This is Spain guys, we don't know if its ISIS or not. There are a number of different groups that could be responsible and have done terrorist attacks before.

While it is "possible" that the perpetrators may be ETA or another Spanish extremist group, the likelihood of that being the case is relatively small. This type of attack simply does not match the profile of past attacks by Spanish groups while it does match the profile of recent attacks by ISIL-inspired Islamists (or American neo-Nazis).

You are right it doesn't match the profile of prior Spanish terrorist groups but that doesn't mean they can't see how easy and effective the car attacks are and copy it.

 

[Palette Swap]

I'm not claiming anything. Im just saying it isn't time to start screaming about "islamists" yet.

To be fair, there's not much to do except keep watching as events unfold and hope for as few casualties as possible.

But yeah, seeing that trajectory on the map, it's bound to be pretty grim.

God, I hate these assholes.

 

[Guevara]

Bloomberg TV says press conference starting "right now"

 

[SplitYourInfinities]

People sharing the videos are fucking mental. What's wrong with them!???

 

[Devilinthiscity]

This is fucking terrible. I hope no one else gets hurt or killed

 

[thekenta]

In what appears to be a highly populated area too

Unfortunately, the death count may get even higher. Tragic.

I refuse to watch any videos so just going on the info the BBC has posted about the distance travelled and it being highly populated.

It's the most populated area in the city.
Was there just yesterday.

Shame this happened to my favourite city in Europe. Stay safe, Barcelona GAF.

 

[BlazingDarkness]

This is Spain guys, we don't know if its ISIS or not. There are a number of different groups that could be responsible and have done terrorist attacks before.

Taking recent events in Europe into account, it's a pretty sensible assumption it is ISIS inspired.

 

[manfestival]

whats the best source to keep track of this? im at work and most of the major news sites that would keep track of this are blocked for me

 

[Dehnus]

I guess we should just ban all vehicles from city centers by now, people just are idiotic enough to use them as fucking weapons.

Horrible stuff, if it is an ETA attack, then I hope they just hold the guy in charge responsible and give him the highest sentence possible, in case of ISIS, make sure you get that bastard hiding in the desert somewhere with all his child sex slaves .

Time to make those in power responsible for the actions of their followers! From politicians to terrorist groups. The punishment should mirror the punishment of the perpetrator.

 

[jakonovski]

My condolences.

I'm afraid we're going to have to alter our cities to try and minimize this sort of attack, I think Israel has dealt with these for years now...

Being vulnerable to a terror attack is the sad price of freedom. We can put barriers on busy pedestrian streets, but turning all cities into fortresses is not an answer. The only way is to destroy the allure of extremism.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Taking recent events in Europe into account, it's a pretty sensible assumption it is ISIS inspired.

No need to assume. Let the facts present themselves.

 

[Rktk]

extremists

It's good to clarify or else your first post comes off as a broad stroke.

 

[Arjen]

Damn, when i was there a couple weeks ago me and my friends talked about how awfull it would be if such an attack would happen there stay safe Spain GAF

 

[MKIL65]

Cromofo just couldn't hold back, he had to burst out the word "islam" at least.

Even when we don't know who the perpetrators are...

 

[The Lamp]

At least I have faith in Barcelona taking measures to prevent this. They're a world gem in terms of urban planning and infrastructure design. They will probably restrict cars even more from pedestrian areas and install concrete pillars at areas where cars could enter sidewalks or pedestrian centers.

Stay safe, Spain. My bf and I were in Barcelona last month

 

[SplitYourInfinities]

Guys, this is not ETA, they were disarmed and this is not their modus operandi.

 

[cromofo]

It's good to clarify or else your first post comes off as a broad stroke.

My bad

 

[entremet]

Hopefully no deaths and that there's no foul play but just an accident.

No way it’s an accident.

I’ve been there. Lovely area.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Man fuck this and fuck the perpetrators, whoever they may be.

 

[Habieru]

ETA is long gone. All Spanish TV stations are saying Islamic terrorists.

 

[Beefy]

RIP to the dead and hope the injured survive. Hope the fuck up that did it is caught and locked up.

 

[trembli0s]

This is Spain guys, we don't know if its ISIS or not. There are a number of different groups that could be responsible and have done terrorist attacks before.



You are right it doesn't match the profile of prior Spanish terrorist groups but that doesn't mean they can't see how easy and effective the car attacks are and copy it.

It just doesn't make sense period. ETA is a nominally separatist movement. Catalunya is a province in Spain which is about to go through with its own separatist referendum. If the attack happened in Madrid there might be an angle for an ETA attack but this doesn't fit because there really isn't a motive for ETA to attack a place like Barcelona.

 

[ecosse_011172]

This is Spain guys, we don't know if its ISIS or not. There are a number of different groups that could be responsible and have done terrorist attacks before.

Not for years and there has been a ceasefire since.
The chances of this not being Isis(or similar) extremists are low.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

ETA is long gone. All Spanish TV stations are saying Islamic terrorists.

Trump will condemn this in under an hour with far harsher words then Charlottesville. There is no denying this is a worse attack, though.

 

[Acidote]

Official information says 1 dead, 32 injured. Unofficial reports of 13 dead.