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Barcelona terror attack death toll rises to 16

The death toll following a terror attack in Barcelona has risen to 16. The Department of Health t...
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11.57 27 Aug 2017


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Barcelona terror attack death toll rises to 16

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The death toll following a terror attack in Barcelona has risen to 16.

The Department of Health there reports that a 51-year-old German woman who was admitted to hospital after the incident has died.

Authorities say she was in a critical condition at the Hospital del Mar in the city.

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The attacks in central Barcelona and in the nearby seaside resort of Cambrils left around 120 people wounded.

There are currently 24 people still in hospital following the attacks.

A van crashed into crowds on Barcelona's main thoroughfare of Las Ramblas on August 17th.

A suspect arrested in the aftermath of the attacks was released on Thursday.

Salh el Karib was among four surviving suspects who appeared in Madrid's National Court.


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