Suspected Van Driver Barcelona Attack Shot Dead
Suspected Van Driver Barcelona Attack Shot Dead
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BARCELONA - Spanish police said have shot dead the main suspect in last Thursday's Barcelona attack, Younes Abouyaaqoub. Police believe he was the driver of a van which careered down the Las Ramblas avenue, killing 13 and injuring more than 100 others.
He was killed some 25 miles (40km) west of Barcelona near a petrol station following a tip off and wearing a fake explosive belt.
An extensive manhunt was already under way when police closed in on the Subirats area, close to Sant Sadurní d'Anoia. Bomb disposal officers went to the scene and used a robot to examine the fake explosive belt.
At an earlier news conference, police described how after the Barcelona attack Abouyaaqoub made his escape on foot to the outskirts of the city where he hijacked a car.
CCTV footage in Spanish media appears to show him walking through a market district shortly after the attack. Some 90 minutes after mowing down dozens of people on the central Las Ramblas avenue, Abouyaaqoub fled to the city's university district, police said.
Abouyaaqoub is alleged to have hijacked the car before driving it through a police checkpoint and later abandoning the vehicle. Police say he may have crossed into France.
The male driver of the car, Pau Pérez, 34, from Vila Franca, was found stabbed to death in the back seat, becoming the 15th victim of the Barcelona bloodshed and a later attack in the resort of Cambrils.
A woman died in Cambrils when a car was driven into pedestrians and five suspected jihadists were killed at the scene by police.
He was killed some 25 miles (40km) west of Barcelona near a petrol station following a tip off and wearing a fake explosive belt.
An extensive manhunt was already under way when police closed in on the Subirats area, close to Sant Sadurní d'Anoia. Bomb disposal officers went to the scene and used a robot to examine the fake explosive belt.
At an earlier news conference, police described how after the Barcelona attack Abouyaaqoub made his escape on foot to the outskirts of the city where he hijacked a car.
CCTV footage in Spanish media appears to show him walking through a market district shortly after the attack. Some 90 minutes after mowing down dozens of people on the central Las Ramblas avenue, Abouyaaqoub fled to the city's university district, police said.
Abouyaaqoub is alleged to have hijacked the car before driving it through a police checkpoint and later abandoning the vehicle. Police say he may have crossed into France.
The male driver of the car, Pau Pérez, 34, from Vila Franca, was found stabbed to death in the back seat, becoming the 15th victim of the Barcelona bloodshed and a later attack in the resort of Cambrils.
A woman died in Cambrils when a car was driven into pedestrians and five suspected jihadists were killed at the scene by police.
(rnz)
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