Actress Laila Rouass is ‘hiding in a restaurant freezer’ after being caught up in the horrific terrorist attack in Barcelona.
The wife of snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan, 46, took to Twitter amid the brutal terror attack which has believed to have claimed the lives of 13 people and wounded 50 others.
Tweeting directly in the middle of the attack, the former Holby City star added: ‘Happened so fast. Praying for the safety of everyone here x.’
Actress Laila Rouass, 46, is ‘hiding in a restaurant freezer’ after being caught up in the horrific terrorist attack in Barcelona
The wife of snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan, 46, took to Twitter amid the brutal terror attack which has believed to have claimed the lives of 13 people and wounded 50 others
And in a later Tweet, the star posted: ‘Gunshots just heard. Armed police running down the street looking for someone.’
Local media are reporting that Driss Oukabir, named earlier by police as a suspect, has been arrested.
Horrifying footage recorded at the scene shows dozens of victims lying injured on the pavement.
Police have confirmed that 50 people are hurt, with Catalonia’s interior minister Joaquim Forn saying it is ‘very possible’ that the number of dead will rise because of the ‘very serious’ wounds to victims.
Horrifying footage recorded at the scene shows dozens of victims lying injured on the pavement
Tweeting directly in the middle of the Barcelona attack, the Holby City star added: ‘Happened so fast. Praying for the safety of everyone here x’
Police have confirmed that 50 people are hurt, with Catalonia’s interior minister Joaquim Forn saying it is ‘very possible’ that the number of dead will rise because of the ‘very serious’ wounds to victims
Gunfire was heard at the Corte Ingles store in the area after police announced a ‘massive crash’ in Las Ramblas.
Officers were said to have negotiated with an attacker in a Turkish restaurant where hostages were being held.
A second van was found parked in the town of Vic some 50 miles north of Barcelona after police said it could have been used as a getaway vehicle.
The civil guard has said the van used in the attack was rented by Oukabir in the town of Santa Perpetua de la Mogada.