This Indian-Origin Actor Hid in a Freezer During Barcelona Attack
Laila Rouass was live tweeting from her hideout as the attack unfolded in Barcelona on Thursday.
For Laila Rouass, a UK-based Indian-origin television actress, Thursday’s Barcelona attack involved hiding in a restaurant freezer to save her life. While the terror attack killed 14 people and injured 100 others in the busy Las Ramblas area of the city, the 46-year-old actor was live tweeting from her hideout.
Rouass was on a holiday in the city with her 10-year-old daughter Inez Khan.
Rouass, born to a Moroccan father and Indian mother, is a popular star on British television having appeared on shows such 'Footballers' Wives' and 'Holby City'.
Rouass, who is married to British snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan, began her television career in India as a VJ on Channel V during the 1990s. She was also a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing, coming fourth in 2009.
She took to Twitter to thank everybody after the ordeal was over.
Four terror suspects have been arrested over the incident which Spanish police described as a “terrorist attack with the aim of killing as many people as possible”.
Five terrorists wearing suicide belts who were planning a second attack in the coastal town of Cambrils were shot dead by police.
A van driver on Thursday ploughed into crowds of pedestrians on Barcelona's most popular street in broad daylight, killing at least 14 people. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack.
(With inputs PTI and BBC.)
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