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<p>In this article the author presents problems related to the use of a new way of carrying out attacks by terrorists and terrorist groups, which is the use of vehicles to ram people in crowded areas of urban space. This method is presented based on the 2017 attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, Spain. The text presents the course of the attack, the actions of the services, as well as a detailed analysis of these attacks. The material on which the article was based was taken from Spanish press and from communications made available by the services responsible for state security. In the conclusion the author draws particular attention to the increasing use of the method of ramming people with vehicles by terrorists and the ways in which this should be counteracted.</p>
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In this article the author presents problems related to the use of a new way of carrying out attacks by terrorists and terrorist groups, which is the use of vehicles to ram people in crowded areas of urban space. This method is presented based on the 2017 attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, Spain. The text presents the course of the attack, the actions of the services, as well as a detailed analysis of these attacks. The material on which the article was based was taken from Spanish press and from communications made available by the services responsible for state security. In the conclusion the author draws particular attention to the increasing use of the method of ramming people with vehicles by terrorists and the ways in which this should be counteracted.

The Barcelona Attack as an Example of a New Way of Carrying Out a Terrorist Attempt in an Urban Space Using a Vehicle Ramming a Crowd of Pedestrians

Law and Administration University in Rzeszow

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In this article the author presents problems related to the use of a new way of carrying out attacks by terrorists and terrorist groups, which is the use of...

The Barcelona Attack as an Example of a New Way of Carrying Out a Terrorist Attempt in an Urban Space Using a Vehicle Ramming a Crowd of Pedestrians

Online veröffentlicht: 05. Juli 2022

Seitenbereich: 1 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kbo-2022-0001

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attack, terrorist groups, crowded area, state security

© 2022 Tomasz Bąk, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Barcelona Attack as an Example of a New Way of Carrying Out a Terrorist Attempt in an Urban Space Using a Vehicle Ramming a Crowd of Pedestrians

Online veröffentlicht: 05. Juli 2022

Seitenbereich: 1 - 6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/kbo-2022-0001

Schlüsselwörterattack, terrorist groups, crowded area, state security

© 2022 Tomasz Bąk, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
attack, terrorist groups, crowded area, state security