Barcelona attack: One suspect arrested after van kills and injures pedestrians in terror attack, local media reports

Thursday 17 August 2017 19:07 BST

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A man has been arrested in connection with the terrorist attack in Barcelona, local media reports suggest.

He was detained in Manlleu having been found with a van that police were searching for after at least 13 people were killed and more injured when a vehicle ploughed into crowds in the Barcelona's bustling Las Ramblas street.

According to media reports, the man had been in prison in the Catalan city of Figueres until 2012.

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