un.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" /> Secretary-General António Guterres. UN Photo/Mark Garten
Barcelona, MINA – Condemning today’s terrorist attack on Barcelona, Secretary-General António Guterres said the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Government and people of Spain in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism, UN News reported
“He extends his heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of those killed and to the Government and people of Spain,” according to a statement issued by UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq.
The statement added that Mr. Guterres wishes a speedy recovery to those injured and hopes that those responsible for this heinous violence will be swiftly brought to justice.
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According to media reports, a van ran into a crowd of pedestrians walking through Barcelona’s famed Las Ramblas area, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens of others.(R/R04/RS5)
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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