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(Spain) Police shoot to stop gas truck speeding against traffic
Source: Associated Press
Police shoot to stop gas truck speeding against traffic
Feb. 21, 2017 6:58 AM EST
MADRID (AP) — Police in Barcelona fired gunshots Tuesday to stop a Swedish man who stole a butane gas truck and drove it at high speed against traffic on a city highway, ramming several cars along the way, a police spokeswoman said. The man was arrested and is being questioned.
A regional police spokeswoman said no one was wounded from the police gunshots but injuries couldn't be ruled out because the truck lost several butane gas tanks as the man tried to escape by speeding down a highway near the northeastern Spanish city's famed harbor. The incident took place around 11 a.m. Tuesday (1000 GMT).
The Mossos d'Esquadra official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with the force's policy.
Several cars were hit during the attempted escape, she said, adding that the truck had been stolen earlier in the day in a nearby district.
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Feb. 21, 2017 6:58 AM EST
MADRID (AP) — Police in Barcelona fired gunshots Tuesday to stop a Swedish man who stole a butane gas truck and drove it at high speed against traffic on a city highway, ramming several cars along the way, a police spokeswoman said. The man was arrested and is being questioned.
A regional police spokeswoman said no one was wounded from the police gunshots but injuries couldn't be ruled out because the truck lost several butane gas tanks as the man tried to escape by speeding down a highway near the northeastern Spanish city's famed harbor. The incident took place around 11 a.m. Tuesday (1000 GMT).
The Mossos d'Esquadra official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with the force's policy.
Several cars were hit during the attempted escape, she said, adding that the truck had been stolen earlier in the day in a nearby district.
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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c331b4a18d9143bba6bf515473af7a3d/spain-detains-gas-truck-driver-speeding-against-traffic
