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Barcelona attack: Police kill 4 suspects in separate terror attack

Posted at 6:27 PM, Aug 17, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-17 21:29:51-04

Spanish police have confirmed that at least four terror suspects were shot and killed in a separate alleged terror attack south of Barcelona.

Police tweeted that they "have shot down the perpetrators" in response to a terrorist attack.

Spain's public broadcaster, RTVE, reported that the suspects may have been carrying suicide explosive belts.

The broadcaster said the suspects tried to carry out a similar attack to the one in Barcelona, which left 13 people dead earlier Thursday, by driving a vehicle into pedestrians. It said seven people were injured by the suspects, two seriously.