Barcelona, terror attack?

[mtangelsfan]

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/at-least-13-dead-in-barcelona-van-crash-—-media-citing-police-sources/ar-AAqfDqY?li=BBnb7Kz

Ugh

[mrwicked]

Wow what a nightmare.

One of the busiest streets in the world for foot traffic. I was just out there (and had to call down the thunder on two dudes who grabbed my wife and I on that same street, Las Ramblas).

The world is going to sh*t.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Terrible.

On a separate but related note when we were in Barcelona in 2015 we spent all of 10 minutes along Las Ramblas.  Within a day of arriving we spoke to 3 different people who told us to avoid it completely or as much as possible as there was better shopping and food in other areas that were safer and cleaner.  It was a tourist trap with a lot of guys just sitting around who would pick pockets and some of whom say/do what they want as wicked mentioned.  Someone my wife knows went in the last year had the bottom of her bag/purse cut open by someone who stole most of the stuff she had on her.  

[Amazing Larry]

13 dead, 50 injured on the last count. Looks like Nice, FR all over again.

[fan_since79]

ISIS has urged its "soldiers" to produce this particular type of carnage.

 

 

Edited August 17, 2017 by fan_since79

[fan_since79]

Wolf Blitzer has just compared this attack with Charlottesville, wondering if it's a copycat.

WHAT THE HELL?!?!

 

[Tank]

2017, the year terrorists decided to drive cars into big crowds of people to inflict max carnage.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Very sad. I have great memories from barcelona, beautiful city. RIP to rhose people

[RuledByNone]

13 minutes ago, calscuf said:

Seriously? That's fucking retarded.

[notherhalo]

Those Bangladesh guys on Las Ramblas can get you pretty much anything, and what's nice is that you can put in your orders to several at a time 

[fan_since79]

ISIS claims responsibility, right on cue:

“The perpetrators of the Barcelona attack are soldiers of the Islamic State and carried out the operation in response to calls for targeting coalition states.”

Someone should notify Wolfie.

 

[gotbeer]

Spain has had some of the worst terror attacks.  (remember the train bombings)  I'm surprised they aren't talking about closing their borders.  Because a while back, a terror attack in Spain was a regular occurrence. 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, gotbeer said:

Spain has had some of the worst terror attacks.  (remember the train bombings)  I'm surprised they aren't talking about closing their borders.  Because a while back, a terror attack in Spain was a regular occurrence. 

what they're doing right now isn't working so it's time to explore other options in re: immigration.

[Blarg]

6 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

Wolf Blitzer has just compared this attack with Charlottesville, wondering if it's a copycat.

WHAT THE HELL?!?!

 

Wolf Blitzer is senile.

[fan_since79]

Barcelona police killed a suspect who was attempting a second vehicle attack near a checkpoint.

Later they killed four more suspects at another location and foiled some sort of terrorist attack there.

Getting very dicey over there.

[Tank]

2 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

Barcelona police killed a suspect who was attempting a second vehicle attack near a checkpoint.

Later they killed four more suspects at another location and foiled some sort of terrorist attack there.

Getting very dicey over there.

there was also an explosion at a house, killing one. they're thinking it might have been a bomb-making factory for all of these toolbags.

[fan_since79]

Stabbing attack in Finland, ongoing. As many as five suspects. One attacker shot by police. Not clear how many fatalities. Woman and baby reportedly among the victims.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/finland-terror-attack-live-updates-11010657

[ten ocho recon scout]

On 8/17/2017 at 3:49 PM, gotbeer said:

Spain has had some of the worst terror attacks.  (remember the train bombings)  I'm surprised they aren't talking about closing their borders.  Because a while back, a terror attack in Spain was a regular occurrence. 

Spain used to have a ton of terror bombings, but i think it was mostly homegrown

[Brandon]

any word on when the Spain flag add-on for my Facebook profile pic will be dropped?

[Tank]

2 hours ago, Brandon said:

any word on when the Spain flag add-on for my Facebook profile pic will be dropped?

today, we are all spaniards!

#standwithbarcelona

[fan_since79]

Interesting development. The imam who is alleged to be the "spiritual leader" of the terror cell may have been killed in an explosion at a house in a nearby town. His own home has been raided by police. The cell members had been preparing bombs to launch a large-scale attack, including possibly blowing up a cathedral in Barcelona.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/19/barcelona-attack-huge-manhunt-underway-amid-fears-terror-suspect/

Investigators at the site, where controlled explosions were carried out on Friday and Saturday, later discovered a stockpile of explosive material including more than 100 gas canisters. Local media reported that a crude and unstable homemade explosive known as acetone peroxide was being produced in the house. The explosives - known as the 'Mother of Satan' are favoured among jihadis and were used in the 7/7 bombings.

Neighbours speculated that recent high temperatures in the heatwave known as Lucifer might have triggered the explosion. 

That may have saved Barcelona from an even more devastating attack. Catalan police told the Telegraph they believed the group had been preparing to use the explosives, either against one target or in multiple coordinated attacks.

They could not confirm or deny reports in two Spanish newspapers that the cell's "Plan A" was to blow up the Sagrada Familia, the iconic Barcelona cathedral designed by Antonio Gaudi.

[Brandon]

looks like Lucifer fucked them in the ass