Summary The dead and injured came from countries as varied as France, Venezuela among others
PARIS (AFP/Reuters) - The vehicle attacks that killed 14 and wounded over 100 more in a bustling tourist area of Barcelona and another Spanish seaside resort affected people of at least 34 different nationalities.
The dead and injured came from countries as varied as France, Venezuela, Australia, Ireland, Peru, Algeria and China.
The van attack was the deadliest in Spain since March 2004, when Islamist militants placed bombs on commuter trains in Madrid, killing 191 people.
Of 126 people injured in Barcelona and Cambrils, 65 were still in hospital and 17 were in a critical condition. The dead and injured came from 34 countries, ranging from France and Germany to Pakistan and the Philippines.
Dead
-- BELGIUM
A woman from the eastern Belgian town of Tongres, visiting Barcelona with her family, was killed, the Belgian foreign minister said.
-- ITALY
Rome said two Italians were killed in Barcelona.
One was named by computer company Tom s Hardware as its employee Bruno Gulotta, who worked in sales and marketing.
The 35-year-old had been on holiday in Barcelona with his wife and their two young children, the company announced, saying they were in mourning for their "friend and colleague".
Italian media reported that Gulotta had been holding five-year-old son Alessandro s hand just before he was hit by the van. His wife Martina had one-year-old daughter Aria in a baby carrier and managed to pull her son out of the way too.
-- PORTUGAL
A Portguese woman was among the dead, according to the government.
Wounded
-- FRANCE
France appears to have the most injured in the attack. Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian gave a total of 26 wounded, including 11 seriously, while Interior Minister Gerard Collomb later said as many as 17 were gravely hurt.
-- GERMANY
Foreign ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer said 13 Germans were injured in the Barcelona attack, some of them "fighting for their lives".
He said he could also not rule out that there may be Germans among the dead.
-- IRELAND
A family of four Irish citizens needed hospital treatment after the attack, Dublin said. The parents were originally from the Philippines, and Manila said its honorary consul in Barcelona had been to check on them.
-- NETHERLANDS
Three Dutch people were wounded, all of whom are out of danger, the government said.
-- BELGIUM
There are two Belgians among the wounded, one in a serious condition, according to Foreign Minister Didier Reynders.
-- ROMANIA Three wounded -- two men aged 33 and 42 who are in a stable condition in hospital and another who suffered only minor injuries.
-- AUSTRALIA
Three wounded, according to the Australian government.
-- GREECE
Two children wounded along with their mother, who has German nationality. The father was unhurt but is in shock, Greek officials said.
-- REST OF EUROPE
One person each from Hungary, Macedonia, Austria and Turkey was wounded.
-- ASIA
Two Taiwanese were wounded as well as one person from Hong Kong.
‘United in grief’
Witnesses in Barcelona recounted how bodies were strewn along the famous Las Ramblas boulevard where the driver went on a rampage as other people fled for their lives, screaming in panic.
The carnage in a city hugely popular with tourists from around the world is the latest in a wave of attacks in Europe where vehicles have been used as weapons of terror.
As world leaders united in condemning the carnage, the IS propaganda agency Amaq claimed that it was carried out by "soldiers" from the militant group.
Police announced the arrest of two suspects, identified as a Spaniard and a Moroccan, but said the driver was still on the run.
"We’re united in grief," Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in a televised address after rushing to Barcelona, the biggest city in Catalonia, a region in Spain’s northeast whose separatist government is defying Madrid with a drive for independence.
"Above all we’re united in the firm intention to defeat those who want to take our values and way of life from us."
There were at least 18 nationalities among the Barcelona victims who came from countries as varied as France, Venezuela, Australia, Ireland, Peru, Algeria and China, according to Spain’s civil protection agency.
Belgium said one of its citizens had died in the Las Ramblas assault, while The Hague said three Dutch were injured and a Greek diplomat reported three nationals had been wounded -- a woman and her two children.
