(New York Times) Anne-Sophie Bolon - In a terror attack claimed by Islamic State, a van driver plowed into dozens of people at the popular Las Ramblas pedestrian boulevard in Barcelona on Thursday, killing at least 14 people and leaving 80 injured. Witnesses described running for their lives as the van driver wove back and forth, trying to hit as many people as he could. The driver escaped. A Moroccan man whose identification documents had been used to rent the van and two other vans was arrested. Hours later, the Catalan police said they foiled a second van attack in Cambrils, 70 miles to the south, fatally shooting five people. Six civilians and one police officer were injured during the episode.
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