Spanish Twitter users are sharing pics of kittens in the wake of the Barcelona terror attack, which left 13 dead and dozens injured.
The idea is to clog social media feeds up with kittens after police asked the public to not spread images of the crime scene.
🚩Si estás en las #Ramblas evita transitar por la zona, permanece en zona segura y facilita el trabajo de la Policía. ¡NO difundas imágenes!
— Policía Nacional (@policia) August 17, 2017
So instead, Spanish Twitter users are sharing pics of kittens (or to use the Spanish word, gatitos, which I definitely did not just use Google Translate to look up).
https://twitter.com/Pilibc22/status/898233647018409984
Belgians responded in the same way in the aftermath of the 2015 Paris terror attacks, when Belgian forces were searching for the suspects.
One of the first Spaniards to tweet a kitten said it was inspired by their response.
Our slightly shaky translation of Twitter user @AndreaJusBieber‘s tweet is: “Let’s do what Belgium did. Spread photos of kittens so they do not leak information.”
Hagamos lo que hizo Bélgica. Difundir fotos de gatitos para que no se filtre información #Barcelona pic.twitter.com/tlvnFMd6At
— ʟᴇᴀʜ⁷ (@JustinxBangtans) August 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/TifonMadridista/status/898228685098147841
#Barcelona hagamos como los Belgas. Gatito cocinero= desinformación para los terroristas. No tenemos miedo👊🏼 pic.twitter.com/RRGgub7gcB
— foodyingourmet (@foodyingourmet) August 17, 2017
Gatitos everywhere. #Barcelona #Cambrils pic.twitter.com/s5MD1TBsd7
— mireisss 💐 (@mireeeis) August 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/EmeMaria00/status/898330971023458304
https://twitter.com/cookiesoni/status/898227041136410625
And similar to Paris, the people of Barcelona are offering their beds to people stranded by the terror attacks, and taxi services are offering free rides to anyone who needs it. Public transport is also free of charge.
https://twitter.com/CAT_Sensata/status/898226169534984192
Meanwhile, police have shot and killed five terror suspects believed to be on the verge of a second vehicle-based terror attack, in a town just south of Barcelona.
