Chilling moment man runs through Barcelona with huge knife as tourists flee down narrow street

CHILLING footage has emerged showing a man armed with a huge machete running through the streets of Barcelona - leaving tourists in horror.

A clip posted on social media shows the armed suspect charging at people while running through the streets of Placa de Sant Jaume, as loud screams were heard in the background.

The man can be seen running through a narrow alley surrounded by gothic-style buildings while brandishing his sharp blade.

Chilling screams can be heard from other people nearby who fled the scene to escape the horror.

At one point, the man with the knife can be seen facing one of the locals who was filming the incident on his phone.

Local media reports that the man allegedly attacked another person on the head.

Cops have now arrested the man and an investigation is underway, according to local media outlet El Caso.

The suspect is said to be suffering from mental health problems, the outlet reported.

The motive behind the attack is still unknown.

Meanwhile, shocking footage showed the moment machete-wielding thugs fought in a vicious street brawl outside a nightclub.

Four people were arrested and two were injured following the incident at Tabu nightclub on Dover Street in Mayfair, London.

Cops arrested one man at the scene in the early hours of Sunday morning and then detained another three men in Hertfordshire later in the night.

Footage shows a man in a green jacket appearing to brandish an illegal machete as he squared up to what looks like a security guard.

Another two yobs were seen hurling metal poles and traffic cones as shocked bystanders watched on.

The clip ends after others step in to stop the fight with voices also heard screaming off camera.

The thugs were then seen walking back to their car as the chaotic brawl died down.

It comes after thugs armed with foot-long machetes fought on a tube station platform in full view of terrified commuters.

Shocking footage shows hooded yobs armed with knives at Queensbury station in North West London on Monday evening, in the latest example of London’s out-of-control knife crime epidemic.

In the video, viewed 200,000 times on a local residents’ Facebook group, the armed thugs fight on the edge of the Jubilee line station’s platform.

Transport for London figures show crimes reported on the London Underground have spiralled to the highest on record.

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