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Monitor ISOS, Follow Local Authorities: UT Dallas's Barcelona Travel Alert

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After a van plowed into pedestrians on Barcelona's La Rambla on August 17, 2017, killing 13, the UT Dallas International Center posted a travel-safety message for members of its international community, advising travelers to monitor International SOS (ISOS) alerts and local media and to follow instructions from local authorities.

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Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

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The University of Texas at Dallas International Center extends its deepest sympathy to those affected by the attack at Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain. UT Dallas travelers in the area should monitor ISOS alerts, media and local developments closely and follow any instructions or advice issued by the local authorities. Expect a heightened security force presence and disruption to transportation. The International Student Services Office is available for questions about emergency travel or immigration concerns, and the Student Counseling Center is available for emotional support.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed from the International Center's dated alert page summarizing sympathy, ISOS/media monitoring, following local authorities, and the resource list; the precise wording was not captured, so isVerbatimConfirmed is false.
The reference to International SOS (ISOS) reflects the third-party assistance provider UT Dallas uses for traveler emergencies, a common backbone of US study-abroad safety programs.
The post is part of UT Dallas's standing series of dated International Center alerts, which also covered the May 2017 Manchester attack.
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On August 17, 2017, a vehicle-ramming attack on La Rambla in Barcelona killed 13 people and injured more than 130, followed hours later by a related attack in Cambrils. The University of Texas at Dallas, in Richardson, Texas, responded through its International Center, which maintains a series of dated travel-safety alerts for its globally mobile students and scholars. The center's Barcelona Attack post urged travelers to monitor International SOS (ISOS) alerts and local developments and to follow local authorities, while pointing students to the International Student Services Office and Student Counseling Center. The format mirrors the center's earlier Manchester Attack alert from May 2017. While UT Dallas had no resident program on La Rambla, the alert is a clear instance of a US institution issuing global-program safety guidance to students who study and travel abroad.
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