Acts of Terrorism megathread

[sbr]

Haven't you all known reach other for  like 20 years? Why are you still surprised when the terrible people continue to say terrible things?

[celedhring]

1 attacker arrested, 2 remain at large.

[Jacob]

Haven't you all known reach other for  like 20 years? Why are you still surprised when the terrible people continue to say terrible things?

I don't think anyone's particularly surprised. It's more like the bickering of an old couple that doesn't even like each other that much but are too used to be together to break up.

The languish way: habitual and mutually annoying.

[celedhring]

Unofficial sources claim there's been a firefight and another of the attackers has been shot down.

It's from the regional telly and they are usually pretty reliable with this kind of stuff (not so much in others...)

Official toll is 13 death and 50+ wounded, some of them very serious.

[Syt]

Haven't you all known reach other for  like 20 years? Why are you still surprised when the terrible people continue to say terrible things?

I don't think anyone's particularly surprised. It's more like the bickering of an old couple that doesn't even like each other that much but are too used to be together to break up.

The languish way: habitual and mutually annoying.

It's why I abstain from most political debate here (beyond sharing news stories). Everyone's so entrenched that they're not going to change their minds at this point.

[garbon]

Haven't you all known reach other for  like 20 years? Why are you still surprised when the terrible people continue to say terrible things?

I don't think anyone's particularly surprised. It's more like the bickering of an old couple that doesn't even like each other that much but are too used to be together to break up.

The languish way: habitual and mutually annoying.

It's why I abstain from most political debate here (beyond sharing news stories). Everyone's so entrenched that they're not going to change their minds at this point.

I don't know. I moved for voting for Republican presidents to planning to never vote Republican again (bar some crazy shift in the party).

[Duque de Bragança]

Unofficial sources claim there's been a firefight and another of the attackers has been shot down.

It's from the regional telly and they are usually pretty reliable with this kind of stuff (not so much in others...)

Official toll is 13 death and 50+ wounded, some of them very serious.

Any more info about the perpetrators? I read on la Repubblica one of them is a Moroccan young man born in Marseille, Driss Ukabir.

http://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2017/08/17/news/driss_oukabir_sospetto_attentatore_barcellona_rambla-173255235/

[celedhring]

He just seems to be an accessory, since he was arrested in the north of the country.

Spanish police isn't divulging much information regarding the investigation (understandably), so it's all really fuzzy atm.

[Valmy]

Haven't you all known reach other for  like 20 years? Why are you still surprised when the terrible people continue to say terrible things?

I don't think anyone's particularly surprised. It's more like the bickering of an old couple that doesn't even like each other that much but are too used to be together to break up.

The languish way: habitual and mutually annoying.

It's why I abstain from most political debate here (beyond sharing news stories). Everyone's so entrenched that they're not going to change their minds at this point.

Actually my opinions have been pretty well shaped by this place

[The Brain]

Haven't you all known reach other for  like 20 years? Why are you still surprised when the terrible people continue to say terrible things?

I don't think anyone's particularly surprised. It's more like the bickering of an old couple that doesn't even like each other that much but are too used to be together to break up.

The languish way: habitual and mutually annoying.

It's why I abstain from most political debate here (beyond sharing news stories). Everyone's so entrenched that they're not going to change their minds at this point.

Actually my opinions have been pretty well shaped by this place

yw

[Pedrito]

Unofficial sources claim there's been a firefight and another of the attackers has been shot down.

It's from the regional telly and they are usually pretty reliable with this kind of stuff (not so much in others...)

Official toll is 13 death and 50+ wounded, some of them very serious.

I just booked in Barcelona for some Holiday at the start of september   

L.

[Valmy]

I presume ISIS has already claimed responsibility?

[Duque de Bragança]

Yep.

54m ago
21:44 CET
Islamic State claims responsibility

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Barcelona attack, the group's Amaq propaganda news agency said.

"The perpetrators of the Barcelona attack are soldiers of the Islamic State and carried out the operation in response to calls for targeting coalition states," the agency said, referring to a United States-led coalition against the Sunni militant group.

Isis claims of responsibility are unreliable, and do not necessarily indicate a direct connection between the attacker or attackers and the terror group.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2017/aug/17/barcelona-attack-van-driven-into-crowd-in-las-ramblas-district

[dps]

Well at least you will have the Eifel tower in Spanish colours tonight! That will be sufficient replacement to any action to address this larger issue.

You are being terrible again.

I know.

But, we stand together, and the terrorists will not break the spirit of Barcelona!

Hard on muslims, soft on nazis.

Uhm, actually during the SCW, Barcelona was the main stronghold of the Loyalists;  I don't see why you'd say they're soft on Nazis.

[Jacob]

Uhm, actually during the SCW, Barcelona was the main stronghold of the Loyalists;  I don't see why you'd say they're soft on Nazis.

I'm pretty sure garbon was talking about Tamas, not Barcelona.