<p>Fourteen people died and at least 100 others were injured in a series of terrorist attacks that hit Spain this week.  ;</p>
<p>Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has declared three days of official mourning for the &ldquo;jihadist attack.&rdquo;  ;For those of us who are poltically incorrect, that means Radical Islamic terrorism.</p>
<p>Here&rsquo;s what we know:</p>
<p><strong>Attack #1 (ISIS has claimed responsibility) ;</strong></p>
<p>A van drove through Barcelona&rsquo;s crowded Las Ramblas district on Thursday. According to reports, 13 people were killed and dozens were hospitalized. At least 15 victims are in critical condition.</p>
<p>The attack occurred during the height of tourist season in Spain. The victims are from more than 30 countries, including one American dead and another injured. ;</p>
<p>This is the eighth vehicle attack in Europe since 2016. It is the deadliest terror attack in Spain since 2004. ;</p>
<p>Police are still looking for the driver, who fled the scene on foot.  ;</p>
<p>The personal documents of French citizen Driss Oukabir were found in the van. Shortly after the attack, Oukabir turned himself in, explaining that his documents had been stolen.  ;</p>
<p>Police believe the suspect to be Driss&rsquo;s brother Moussa Oukabir, age 17. ;</p>
<p>Two years ago, someone using the name &ldquo;Moussa Oukabir&rdquo; wrote online that, if he were king, he would &ldquo;kill all infidels and only spare Muslims who follow the religion.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>The Oukabir brothers are of Moroccan descent. &ldquo;Moroccan networks were also connected to major terrorist attacks in France and Belgium in recent years,&rdquo; reports <em>The Washington Post.</em></p>
<p><strong>Attack #2 (Stopped by police)</strong></p>
<p>Another person died around 1:00 am Friday morning ;when an Audi drove into a crowd of people in the coastal town of Cambrils (about 60 miles southeast of Barcelona). At least 7 others were injured. ;</p>
<p>There were five men in the car. All five were ;shot to death by police before they could do any more damage. They were all carrying knives and wearing fake bomb belts.</p>
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<p>One more person was killed and another 16 were injured on Wednesday when a house exploded in Alcanar (120 miles southeast of Barcelona). ;</p>
<p>The two vehicle attacks are believed to be connected, and authorities suspect plotters had been using the house in Alcanar as a factory to produce a truck bomb. If they had been successful, the carnage in Barcelona could have been even worse. ;</p>
<p>Spanish authorities believe the attacks are part of a &ldquo;sophisticated and far-reaching plot that could have been much worse,&rdquo; reports ;<em>The</em> ;<em>New York Times.</em></p>
<p>Residents of Barcelona said they had long feared a terrorist attack would strike their bustling city.</p>
<p>&ldquo;Usually I walk here feeling safe. Now I am afraid, really afraid,&rdquo; said Estella Gil, a teacher&rsquo;s assistant who came to Las Ramblas in support of victim&rsquo;s families. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;This is a huge city, and somehow we were always expecting something like this, but of course you&rsquo;re never prepared,&rdquo; said Cristina Nadal, an aide for the Catalan government.</p>
<p><strong>Author&#8217;s Note:</strong> Roughly 4% of Spain&#8217;s population is Muslim (about 2 million people). If Spain becomes polarized like Germany and France, its resources for fighting terrorism will likely become inadequate. ;</p>