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Spanish police shoot, kill people near Barcelona

Posted at 8:27 PM, Aug 17, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-17 20:27:47-04

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police in Spain say they have shot and killed several people south of Barcelona while carrying out an operation in response to a terrorist attack.

The regional police for the Catalonia region said on Twitter early Friday that officers are in Cambrils, a seaside resort town about 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Barcelona.

They called on people in the town not to go out on the streets.

Spain’s public broadcaster, RTVE, is reporting that regional police troopers have killed four people and injured another.

The broadcaster says police suspected they were planning an attack in Cambrilsjust hours after a van swerved onto a pedestrian promenade in Barcelona, killing 13.