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Fatalities confirmed in Barcelona van attack. -- (edited)

Posted by Andie Aug 17 '17, 09:44

Not that it matters, but that is pretty much exactly where we stayed in December. I can't even imagine the crowds now, in August.

http://www.metronews.ca/news/world/2017/08/17/barcelona-police-say-van-jumps-sidewalk-causes-injuries.html?cq_ck=1502985083075 (www.metronews.ca)

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"local media report up to 13 dead" -- nm - Andie Aug 17, 10:02 2
- manhunt underway for the driver -- nm - decline Aug 17, 10:05 1
  - there was an earlier report that two suspects were holed up in a nearby bar. Not sure if that is accurate. -- nm - Andie Aug 17, 10:07
I basically don't ever want to go visit anywhere now -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 17, 09:45 14
- Meh. You have to live your life. I don't see the benefit of living in constant fear. -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 10:11
- Barcelona is one of the best cities to visit, but I'd go out of season, as they have way too many tourists now. -- nm - LMS Aug 17, 09:55 3
  - Link. -- (link) - Mop Aug 17, 09:58 [Backboard] 1
    - Isle of Skye is having the same problem, it doesn't have the infrastructure to cope and doesn't want to spoil the island by building motorways either. -- nm* - LMS Aug 17, 10:13
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- you live in Chicago, it could happen there. it can happen anywhere. -- nm - Andie Aug 17, 09:47 7
  - I basically live on a campus of 60000 students. football weekends, our population is sometimes near 200k. I worry. -- nm - amanda jones state university Aug 17, 10:13 1
    - (jonathan confronted some kids breaking into booths at arts festival this year, and I was like, you idiot. what if they have guns? - amanda jones state university Aug 17, 10:15
  - well, I live in a little suburb an hour from Chicago - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 17, 09:48 4
    - I ponder it every so often walking into Union Station. -- nm - groiny Aug 17, 10:07 3
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        there are days when there is a strong police presence in the station, more than usual - groiny Aug 17, 10:12 1
        
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