“The perpetrators of the Barcelona attack are soldiers of the Islamic State and carried out the operation in response to calls for targeting coalition states,” reads a public statement from an Amaq news agency.
In addition to assuming credit for today’s bloodshed, the Islamic State recently vowed to engender carnage in Iran, as reported by the Washington Post. Recently, several individuals found themselves under arrest after plotting to blow up places of worship. Following the arrest, members of the Islamic State expressed their willingness to murder Iranian Shiites.
The Islamic State’s aversion to Iran is due to the latter’s work against them. The existence of the Islamic State is a malevolence that many nations across the world are working to eliminate. Today’s attack in Barcelona, Spain will undoubtedly put everyone on high alert for any future carnage the Islamic State is planning to enact.
Witness Statements
Further, detailed accounts from witnesses are horrifying.
Further Reactions
Upon learning of the aforementioned massacre, America reached out to Barcelona, as did France and the United Kingdom. President Trump also tweeted out his condolences earlier today. Ada Colau, Mayor of Barcelona, announced that a commemorative moment of silence will occur on tomorrow.
