Islamic State claims its 'soldiers' carried out Barcelona attack: SITE
Propaganda outlet Amaq claimed that the proscribed terrorist organisation carried out the attack
 "Barcelona terror attack: A long war against Islamic State is our reality")
Barcelona attack: Injured people are treated in Barcelona after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people, police said. Photo: PTI/AP
"Soldiers" of the Islamic State group carried out a deadly van attack in Barcelona on Thursday, the jihadist organisation's propaganda outlet Amaq said, according to a US monitor.
"The executors of the Barcelona attack were soldiers of the Islamic State," the Amaq outlet said, quoted by SITE Intelligence Group.
"The executors of the Barcelona attack were soldiers of the Islamic State," the Amaq outlet said, quoted by SITE Intelligence Group.
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First Published: Aug 18 2017 | 8:54 AM IST