Driver runs over 2 police in Barcelona in the wake of terror attack on Las Ramblas

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MADRID (Reuters) - A driver ran over two police officers at a checkpoint in Barcelona following a van attack in the city center, Catalan police said on Twitter.

Spanish media had earlier reported that at least one policeman was injured at the checkpoint.

It was not immediately clear whether the incident was linked to the van attack in the city center, which killed at least 13 people on Las Ramblas avenue.

Read the full story of the Las Ramblas terror attack here. 

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