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Death Toll in Catalan Terrorist Attacks Rises to 14

© AP Photo / Manu FernandezArmed police officers patrol a street in Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017
Armed police officers patrol a street in Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 - Sputnik International
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One of those injured in the attack in Spain’s Cambrils, bringing the death toll of two attacks in Catalonia to 14, the Catalan emergencies service said Friday.

At least 14 people died in result of van attacks in two Catalan cities of Barcelona and Cambrils, Catalan emergencies service reports citing the Health Ministry.

"A woman injured yesterday in #Cambrils attack has died. 14 citizens died yesterday in #Barcelona and #Cambrils terrorist attacks," the service said on Twitter citing the Catalan Health Department.

As many as 130 people were injured in the deadly ramming attack in central Barcelona, local media reported Friday.

According to the Europa Press news agency citing Antoni Comin, the health minister of the Catalan government, 16 of 130 are in critical condition.

​On Thursday, a van mowed down a crowd of pedestrians in the central Ramblas area in Spain’s tourist resort of Barcelona. The infamous terrorist group Daesh has already claimed responsibility for the attack. Hours after the tragedy, another vehicle attack took place in the coastal town of Cambrils, south of Barcelona.

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