Report reaching us says,an American citizen was killed and another one was injured in the terror attacks in Spain, US officials have said.
The two Americans were the latest casualties to be confirmed a day after the attacks.
Two Italian men and one Belgian woman have also been confirmed dead, while local media say three Spanish citizens have been killed.
A "small number" of Britons were injured, the Foreign Office said, and a seven-year-old child with dual British and Australian nationality is missing.
Thirteen people were killed when a van veered on to Las Ramblas, one of Barcelona's most famous and popular boulevards, and struck pedestrians.
Separately, a woman was killed and six people, including a police officer, were injured when a car drove into people in the town of Cambrils in a second attack. Police said the two atrocities were linked.
Some 130 people were injured in the attacks, which struck popular tourist destinations at the height of the European summer. Overall citizens from 34 countries were affected, Spanish officials said.
Italy's Bruno Gulotta, a 35-year-old father of two, was the first victim to be named.
Mr Gulotta, from Legnano near Milan in the north of Italy, had been travelling through Europe with his family, posting images of his stops in Cannes and Barcelona on social media.
On Thursday afternoon, he was walking in Las Ramblas holding the hand of his five-year-old son Alessandro while his partner Martina was holding the pair's infant daughter Aria.
When the van suddenly appeared, Mr Gulotta was struck, while Martina managed to pull the boy out of the vehicle's path. She could not save Mr Gulotta and could only watch him die on the spot, according to state broadcaster RAI.
The rest of the family did not suffer significant injuries.
Mr Gulotta was a marketing and sales manager at Tom's Hardware, and the company paid tribute to him as it announced the death on its website.
"He was an extraordinary and cheerful young man," his co-worker Pino Bruno told RAI.
Another Italian, 25-year-old engineering student Luca Russo, was among the dead. He had been on holiday with his girlfriend, who was hurt but was not reported in a serious condition.
Mr Russo's sister, Chiara, wrote on Facebook: "Please help me bring him home."
A Belgian woman, from the town of Tongeren, 90km (56m) east of Brussels, was killed in the attack, local officials said. She was identified as Elke Vanbockrijck. The Belgian foreign minister said two Belgians were wounded, one of them seriously.
Spanish newspaper El Pais said three Germans are among the dead, but officials did not confirm the report. A foreign ministry spokesman in Berlin said they know of 13 Germans injured - "some of them seriously, so seriously that they are still fighting for their lives".
A five-year-old Irish boy was also injured, suffering a broken leg, officials in Dublin said.
Nathaniel was travelling with his parents Norman and Pederlita Putot, and sister Pearl to celebrate his birthday. He suffered a broken femur.
The father was also hurt but his injuries were not life-threatening.
Ireland's foreign affairs minister, Simon Coveney, said: "In a way it's a miracle that more Irish people weren't involved, given that there are so many Irish people in Spain, Barcelona and Cambrils at this time of year."
The French foreign ministry has said 26 of its citizens were injured in the attacks - 11 of them seriously. Jean-Yves Le Drian, the foreign minister, has said he will travel to the Catalonian city.
Two Danes were "lightly wounded", authorities in Copenhagen said.
Four people have been arrested over the attacks.
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