Police kill man who could be Barcelona attack fugitive: Source
Spanish police on Monday killed a man who could be the alleged driver of a van that mowed down crowds in Barcelona, killing 13.
"They have shot dead Younes Abouyaaqoub, a suspect who could be the perpetrator of the Barcelona attack," the source, who declined to be named, told AFP.
A man wearing what appeared to be a suicide belt had been killed in Subirats, some 60 kilometres (37 miles) away from Barcelona, but did not identify him, confirmed Police.
A van mowed through crowds of tourists on Barcelona's most famous avenue on Thursday, killing 13 people in an attack that was claimed by Islamic State. Over 100 people had been injured when the van mowed down pedestrians in Barcelona's city centre.
Abouyaaqoub, the suspect fled the scene on foot and stabbed to death a passer-by, hijacking his car to escape the city.
On
Friday
morning,
other
members
of
a
terror
cell
he
belonged
to
drove
their
car
into
pedestrians
in
the
seaside
town
of
Cambrils,
with
one
of
them
stabbing
a
woman
who
later
died.
All
five
occupants
of
the
car
were
shot
dead
by
police,
with
other
members
of
the
12-man
terror
cell
that
organised
the
attacks
detaindetained
or
believed
dead.
OneIndia News (with agency inputs)