Police have reportedly arrested a man after a van ploughed into a crowd of people on one of Barcelona's busiest streets earlier today in a suspected terror attack.

 

At least 13 people have died and 64 have been injured, including children, after the man deliberately drove onto a pedestrian path in Las Ramblas.

 

According to reports, the man in question had been in prison in the Catalan city of Figueres until 2012. The Mail Online are reporting the suspect is a Moroccan man named Driss Oukabir.

 

Another suspect was shot dead by police after driving through a roadblock in a Ford Focus van and opening fire on police, injuring two. 

 

Reports say that a  passport of man with a Moroccan man was found inside the van. : Suspect arrested. #Barcelona pic.twitter.com/MEvWCb6R0g

— Wyatt Yasuhito (@waynut1_0) August 17, 2017

 

The area has since been cordoned off and several ambulances and police vehicles are currently at the scene.

 

It is understood that train and metro services have been suspended and people have been urged to stay indoors.

 

Police have said they believe the incident was terror related.

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