A man attacked officers with a knife at a police station in Barcelona on Monday and was gunned down, police in the Spanish city said.
The attacked occurred just before 6 a.m. (0400 GMT) in the Cornella district on the outskirts of the city, local police said in a tweet.
Police said the man "intended to attack police officers,"
Catalan police officers stand guard at the entrance of a building during a raid, following an attack in Cornella de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain, Monday, August 20, 2018. Police in Barcelona say they have shot a man who attacked officers with a knife at a police station in the Spanish city, saying in a tweet Monday the attack occurred just before 6 a.m. in the Cornella district of the city. (AP PhotoEmilio Morenatti)
They did not say whether the attacker was killed, but a short time after the incident a wrapped-up body was taken out of the police station on a stretcher and placed in a mortuary van.
Police provided no further details about the incident but said an investigation was launched and a news conference would be held later in the morning.
Catalan police officers cordon off the area near a police station, following an attack in Cornella de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. Police in Barcelona say they have shot a man who attacked officers with a knife at a police station in the Spanish city, saying in a tweet Monday the attacked occurred just before 6 a.m. in the Cornella district of the city. (AP PhotoEmilio Morenatti)
A body is taken on a stretcher by mortuary service members, outside the Police station following an attack in Cornella de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain, Monday, August 20, 2018. Police in Barcelona say they have shot a man who attacked officers with a knife at a police station in the Spanish city, saying in a tweet Monday the attack occurred just before 6 a.m. in the Cornella district of the city. (AP PhotoEmilio Morenatti)
A body is taken on a stretcher by mortuary service members outside a Police station, following an attack in Cornella de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain, Monday, August 20, 2018. Police in Barcelona say they have shot a man who attacked officers with a knife at a police station in the Spanish city, saying in a tweet Monday the attack occurred just before 6 a.m. in the Cornella district of the city. (AP PhotoEmilio Morenatti)