to notify friends and families.

Tillerson says the United States would never relent in tracking down terrorist suspects and holding them to account for their actions.


He said "terrorists around the world should know that the United States and our allies are resolved to find you and bring you to justice."


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8:15 p.m.


The police force for Spain's Catalonia region says it has arrested a man in the Barcelona van attack and is "treating him as a terrorist."


The police force announced the arrest on Twitter Thursday evening.


It denied earlier media reports that officers had a suspect surrounded in a bar.


The tweet said: "There is nobody held up in any bar in the center of Barcelona. We have arrested one man and we are treating him as a terrorist."


Meanwhile Devonta Freeman Youth Jersey , the region's interior minister is calling on residents to remain indoors and avoid unnecessary travel while the investigation continues.


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8 p.m.


Spain's public broadcaster says a suspect in the Barcelona van attack has been arrested.


State-owned broadcaster RTVE reported Thursday night that a man was detained a few hours after a van drove into crowds in the popular Las Ramblas district.


Police have not confirmed an arrest.


A private Spanish news agency, Europa Press, reported that police were looking for a man named Driss Oukabir. The news agency says he was suspected of having rented a van connected to the attack.


It wasn't clear if that person is the man who was arrested.


RTVE says investigators think two vans were used — one for the attack and a second as a getaway vehicle.


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6:30 p.m.


A Barcelona broadcaster is reporting that a man thought to be the driver of a van that drove into pedestrians is held up in a bar that is surrounded by police.


Barcelona's Tv3: also reported Thursday that the Spanish passport of a person of Moroccan origin was found at the scene of the attack that police say has left at least one person dead.


The television station says police have surrounded a bar called Rey de Istanbul.


Police haven't confirmed they have a suspect cornered. Barcelona's El Pais newspaper reported earlier that police were seeking more than one suspect in an unnamed bar.


Meanwhile Calvin Ridley Youth Jersey , a regional government official says all public festivities scheduled in Barcelona are temporarily canceled.


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6:10 p.m.


A government official in Barcelona says one person has been confirmed dead and 32 others injured in the van attack in the city's historic Las Ramblas district.


Catalonia's regional interior chief Joaquim Forn said during a news conference on Thursday: "Unfortunately the number of fatalities will likely rise."


Media in Barcelona are reporting that up to 13 died in the attack.


Barcelona police said on Twitter that 10 of the 32 people injured were seriously hurt.


A van mounted a sidewalk in the popular tourist area of Las Ramblas, slamming into a crowd of pedestrians on Thursday afternoon.


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7:05 p.m.


The White House says President Donald Trump has been alerted to the unfolding situation in Barcelona.


Chief of staff John Kelly is aware of the developments and is keeping the president informed.


Trump is on a working vacation at his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. His wife Julio Jones Youth Jersey , first lady Melania Trump, sent her "thoughts and prayers" to Barcelona via Twitter.


Police in Spain have confirmed fatalities after a van slammed into pedestrians in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district.


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6:53 p.m.


Police in Spain have confirmed they are investigating the van incident in Barcelona as a terror attack, while local media reports say that up to 13 people have been killed.


A van slammed into pedestrians on Thursday in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district Ito Smith Womens Jersey , which is normally packed at the height of the summer tourist season.


Catalan police said: "We confirm the terrorist attack. The protocol for terrorist attacks has been activated."


Media outlets, including Cadena SER radio station and TV3, are reporting up to 13 dead. Other reports had varying death tolls.


An official death toll has not been issued.


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6:35 p.m.


Barcelona resident Keith Fleming says he was watching television in his building on a side street just off Las Ramblas when he heard a noise and went out to the balcony to investigate.


He says he saw "women and children just running and they looked terrified." Fleming heard a bang Deadrin Senat Womens Jersey , possibly from someone rolling down a store shutter, as more people raced by.


The American living in the Spanish city says police arrived and pushed everyone a full block down the street. He says the officers still are there with guns drawn and riot police stationed at the end of the block.


His street now is deserted.


Fleming says: "It's just kind of a tense situation...."Clearly, people were scared."


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6:30 p.m.


Police in Spain have confirmed there are fatalities after a van slammed into pedestrians in Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas district.


Catalan police tweeted that "there are mortal victims and injured from the crash" without specifying numbers. The Barcelona-based La Vanguardia newspaper is reporting at least one dead and 20 injured.


A van jumped the sidewalk in Barcelona's iconic Las Ramblas area Isaiah Oliver Womens Jersey , slamming into pedestrians. At least five were seen lying on the ground on the popular tourist street.


El Pais newspaper, citing unnamed pol