Barcelona Attack: ISIS Plot or Copycat Contagion?

Terrorists used a car to mow down pedestrians on Thursday in Barcelona’s Las Ramblas district, killing over a dozen people and leaving many more injured in a violent attack claimed by ISIS.

The deadly incident in Spain marks the latest example of terrorists driving vehicles into a crowd to attack, a low-tech and low-cost tactic that can lead to a significant number of casualties, and it will be followed by intense intelligence sharing throughout Europe and the United States, experts said.

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