Barcelona terror attack LIVE news updates: Fifth suspect shot by police in Cambrils dead

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Barcelona: Hours after a van attack in Barcelona on Thursday that has so far left 13 people dead police said they had killed four attackers in Cambrils, south of Barcelona, following an operation there against what authorities called a terrorist attack.

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18 August 2017

18 August 2017 09:03 IST

Spanish tennis ace player Rafael Nadal also extended his support to the victims. He tweeted, "All my support for the families affected and the city."

Destrozado por lo que ha ocurrido en Barcelona! Todo mi apoyo a las familias afectadas y a la ciudad.

— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) August 17, 2017

18 August 2017 09:00 IST

Barcelona star Lionel Messi also extended his condolences to the families of those killed in the attack.

"I want to send my condolences and all my support to the families and friends of the victims of the terrible attack in our beloved Barcelona, in addition to totally rejecting any act of violence," Messi, wrote on Instagram.

"We are not going to give up, there are many more of us who want to live in a world in peace, without hate and where respect and tolerance are the basis of coexistence," added the Argentine.

Quiero mandar mis condolencias y todo mi apoyo a las familias y amigos de las víctimas del terrible atentado en nuestra amada Barcelona, además de rechazar totalmente cualquier acto de violencia. No nos vamos a rendir, somos muchos más los que queremos vivir en un mundo en paz, sin odio y donde el respeto y la tolerancia sean las bases de la convivencia.

A post shared by Leo Messi (@leomessi) on Aug 17, 2017 at 11:34am PDT