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[ENGLISH] Barcelona activates the Emergency Basic Municipal Plan for Multiple Victims Incidents and mobilizes all security and emergency services
17/08/2017
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Population is asked to avoid the area of Catalunya square and Rambles
The City Council of Barcelona has activated the Emergency Basic Municipal Plan for Multiple Victims Incidents for the massive outrage that has taken place this afternoon in Rambles of Barcelona. At this time, all emergency services are activated. The Coordination Center will handle the emergency response.
The mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, moves at this moment to the center of antiterrorist coordination of the Department of Interior together with Deputy Mayor Janet Sanz, Jaume Collboni and Security Commissioner, Amadeu Recasens.
The council has also activated the services of the Emergency and Emergency Center of Barcelona, which have been moved to the place of events to assist the affected people.
At the moment, it is recommended for the population to avoid Rambla de Barcelona and the surroundings of Plaça Catalunya.
Likewise, it is necessary to avoid disclosing undistorted information and follow the information from the official channels of the Barcelona City Council, Mossos d’Esquadra and Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona.
Public transport affected
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona has reported that some central stations of line 3 remain closed. This line works from Zona Universitaria to pl .Espanya and from Lesseps to Trinitat Nova. It is closed also the stop of Passeig de Gracia of L2, 3 and 4.
In terms of line 2 of the subway, only works from Sagrada Família to Badalona Pompeu Fabra. The Bus Turístic service has also been suspended.
The buses moving within the perimeter included in the streets Casanova, Aragó, Passeig Sant Joan and Passeig de Colom are also diverted.
Paraules clauAtemptat a la Rambla / Atentado en La Rambla / Attack on La Rambla/ emergency/