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Catalonia Attacks Death Toll Rises to 15

© AP Photo / Manu FernandezA police officer gestures as he blocks a street in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017.
A police officer gestures as he blocks a street in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. - Sputnik International
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The death toll in the recent attacks in Spain's Catalonia reached 15, according to media reports.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The number of people killed in the recent attacks in Spain's Catalonia reached 15, local media reported Friday.

On Thursday, a van hit pedestrians in Barcelona’s central Ramblas area. Later in the day, a Ford Focus hit policemen near the central Diagonal avenue in the city, while media reported that its driver was killed by police.

However, as La Vanguardia newspaper reported, police confirmed Friday that the person, whose body was found in the Ford, was an innocent victim, which brought the death toll of attacks in Catalonia to 15.

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