No report of Indian casualty in Barcelona terror attack: Sushma Swaraj

A van crashed into pedestrians thronging a popular tourist area in the center of Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in what police were calling a terrorist attack.

There is no report of any Indian casualty in the Barcelona terror attack, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said who is in constant touch with Indian embassy in Spain. (Barcelona crash LIVE)

People leave a cordoned off area after a van ploughed into the crowd, killing two persons and injuring several others on the Rambla in Barcelona on August 17, 2017. (AFP)

Swaraj also retweeted emergency numbers in Barcelona given by the Indian Embassy.

“I am in constant touch with Indian Embassy in Spain @IndiainSpain. As of now, there is no report of an Indian casualty,” she tweeted.

At least 13 person was killed and 50 others were injured when a man ploughed a van into a group of people in Barcelona in what police called a “terrorist attack.”