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New death raises Barcelona van attack toll to 16
Injured German woman dies in hospital

A German woman injured in the Barcelona terrorist van attack 11 days ago died in hospital yesterday, bringing the toll in Spain’s Catalonia to 16.

The woman died in the intensive care unit of Barcelona's Hospital del Mar, according to the regional health department.

The latest death raises the toll to 14 in the August 17 van attack in Barcelona's popular Las Ramblas boulevard.

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