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Videos posted on social media reveal carnage from Barcelona van attack

A person is treated in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 17, 2017, after a van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people, police say. Photo from AP/CP.
A person is treated in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 17, 2017, after a van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people, police say. Photo from AP/CP.

Reports of another deadly vehicle attack in Europe struck social media Wednesday. This time, the Spanish tourist hotspot of Barcelona was targeted in what police suspect was a terror-related incident.

It appears a van ran over a curb and rammed into a crowd of people near the heart of the city. Spanish police say at least 13 people are dead and dozens have been injured in the incident.

Below are some of the scenes posted to Twitter documenting the carnage from the scene.

WARNING: Some of the images below are extremely graphic in nature.