Barcelona attack: Celebrities send messages of love and support

An injured person is treated in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 after a white van jumped the sidewalk in the historic Las Ramblas district, crashing into a summer crowd of residents and tourists and injuring several people, police said. (AP Photo/Oriol Duran) (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Celebrities penned messages of support to the people of Barcelona after a van careened into a tourist area on Thursday.

Antonio Banderas, a native of Spain, took to Twitter to express his grief.

"Fundidos en un abrazo con #Barcelona," he wrote, which translates to "sending a hug to Barcelona."

Other celebrities chimed in with their thoughts and prayers.