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Spain, Finland Attacks Add Urgency to Global Terror Fight - US Intel Committee

© AP Photo / Oriol DuranInjured people are treated in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people, police said
Injured people are treated in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people, police said - Sputnik International
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US Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr said that terrorist attacks in Spain and Finland demonstrate the importance of continuing to fight terrorism around the world.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The recent deadly attacks in Spain and Finland demonstrate the importance of continuing to fight terrorism around the world, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr said in a press release on Friday.

"The attacks in Spain and today in Finland remind us that we must remain vigilant and continue out collective efforts to identify terrorists and thwart their attacks," Burr stated.

A street is cordoned off after a van crashed into pedestrians near the Las Ramblas avenue in central Barcelona, Spain August 17, 2017. - Sputnik International
Daesh Terrorist Group Claims Responsibility for Barcelona Van Attack
On Thursday, a man drove a van into pedestrians in Barcelona’s central Las Ramblas area, leaving 13 people dead and over 100 injured. The Daesh terrorist group (outlawed in Russia) claimed the responsibility for the act.

On Friday, two people were killed and eight others injured after being attacked by a knife-wielding man in the Finnish city of Turku. Local authorities told media that police did not rule out that the incident was connected to international terrorism.

The United States expressed condolences to the families of the victims and announced readiness to help appropriate authorities in locating and punishing those responsible for the attacks.

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