REUTERS-Spanish police kill five suspects

Spanish police kill five suspects

BARCELONA - Spain mounted a sweeping anti-terrorism operation shooting dead five would-be attackers after a suspected Islamist militant drove a van into crowds in Barcelona, killing 13 people, in what police suspect was one of a planned wave of attacks.

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