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| Moussa Oukabir, 17, confirmed as one of five attackers killed in Cambrils – as it happened | |
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| What we know so far | |
| We are closing off our live coverage of the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Spain which have left 14 people dead and more than 100 people injured. | |
| Islamic State have claimed responsibility for the twin attacks in Barcelona and the coastal town of Cambrils, 120km away, though their involvement has not been verified. Police believe an earlier house explosion in Alcanar, 200km from Barcelona, is linked to the attacks. | |
| A vehicle ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians on the famous Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona, killing and injuring people and leading to scenes of chaos and panic. | |
| Some eight hours after the Barcelona attack, an Audi A3 car hit pedestrians in the resort town of Cambrils, 120 kilometres to the south. Police shot dead five suspects in the vehicle: Moussa Oukabir, 17, El Houssaine Abouyaaqoub, 19, Said Aallaa, 19, Omar Hychami, 21, and Mohamed Hychami, 24. | |
| Police initially believed that one of the five men killed was the driver responsible for the earlier attack in Barcelona, who fled the scene. But police chief Josep Lluis Trapero said he could not confirm the Barcelona driver was one of five men killed and that this theory was losing strength. | |
| Police said in total seven suspects had been killed and four more arrested. A search is underway for suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub, and British agencies are assisting in an international manhunt for the 22 year-old. | |
| Julian Cadman, a seven year-old with dual Australian and British nationality, is still missing after being separated from his mother when she was injured in the Barcelona. | |
| Among the dead and injured are people from 34 countries including France, Pakistan, Spain, the Netherlands, China, Venezuela, Mauritania, Australia, Britain and the United States. | |
| 2.54am BST | 2.54am BST |
| 02:54 | 02:54 |
| Vehicle attacks are unfolding as a “new approach to terrorism”, Australia’s prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has just told the Tasmanian State Liberal Conference. He called on people to pray for seven-year-old Australian boy Julian Cadman, who has been missing in Barcelona after being separated from his mother during the Barcelona attacks: | Vehicle attacks are unfolding as a “new approach to terrorism”, Australia’s prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has just told the Tasmanian State Liberal Conference. He called on people to pray for seven-year-old Australian boy Julian Cadman, who has been missing in Barcelona after being separated from his mother during the Barcelona attacks: |
| In this attack we have seen Australians injured and there is a little Australian boy whose mother was badly injured and is in hospital and he is lost. He is missing in Barcelona. | In this attack we have seen Australians injured and there is a little Australian boy whose mother was badly injured and is in hospital and he is lost. He is missing in Barcelona. |
| So, I think we should all in a our quiet moments say a prayer for that little boy. All of us as parents know the anguish his father is going through and his whole family is going through, as they rush to seek to find him in Barcelona. | So, I think we should all in a our quiet moments say a prayer for that little boy. All of us as parents know the anguish his father is going through and his whole family is going through, as they rush to seek to find him in Barcelona. |
| Now, we are not immune from terrorist threats here in Australia. Only a few weeks ago our security services and intelligence services, police in New South Wales disrupted the most significant terrorist plot we have seen to blowup an aeroplane. It would have resulted, if these plotters had been able to carry out their intentions... in hundreds of deaths. | Now, we are not immune from terrorist threats here in Australia. Only a few weeks ago our security services and intelligence services, police in New South Wales disrupted the most significant terrorist plot we have seen to blowup an aeroplane. It would have resulted, if these plotters had been able to carry out their intentions... in hundreds of deaths. |
| There is no place for ‘set and forget’ in the battle against terrorism. Now, we will shortly release the first national strategy for protecting crowded places from terrorism. It has been completed. This is a good example of the approach that I take to keeping Australians safe. | There is no place for ‘set and forget’ in the battle against terrorism. Now, we will shortly release the first national strategy for protecting crowded places from terrorism. It has been completed. This is a good example of the approach that I take to keeping Australians safe. |
| You may recall that last year there was a truck attack, a vehicle attack, in Nice. A shocking attack and many people were killed and many more injured. | You may recall that last year there was a truck attack, a vehicle attack, in Nice. A shocking attack and many people were killed and many more injured. |
| Clearly, this was going to be a new approach by terrorists. Vehicles are very easy to acquire. It is not really possible to stop people getting hold of a truck or even a car. As you have seen in London, relatively light vehicles can do enormous damage. | Clearly, this was going to be a new approach by terrorists. Vehicles are very easy to acquire. It is not really possible to stop people getting hold of a truck or even a car. As you have seen in London, relatively light vehicles can do enormous damage. |
| He is expected to reveal further details of the national strategy on Sunday. | He is expected to reveal further details of the national strategy on Sunday. |
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| 01:36 | 01:36 |
| From the daughter of Ian Moore Wilson, Canadian victim of Barcelona attack, a touching tribute. "Focus on the kindness." pic.twitter.com/aVjmQZYKLS | From the daughter of Ian Moore Wilson, Canadian victim of Barcelona attack, a touching tribute. "Focus on the kindness." pic.twitter.com/aVjmQZYKLS |
| 1.34am BST | 1.34am BST |
| 01:34 | 01:34 |
| Australia’s prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, will on Sunday announce a plan to secure high-traffic pedestrian areas from vehicle attacks such as that committed in Barcelona and other major European centres. | Australia’s prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, will on Sunday announce a plan to secure high-traffic pedestrian areas from vehicle attacks such as that committed in Barcelona and other major European centres. |
| According to The Australian newspaper, Turnbull will unveil a counter-terrorism strategy document that will provide the most comprehensive advice yet on how businesses can mitigate against the threat of terrorist attack. The Aus reports: | According to The Australian newspaper, Turnbull will unveil a counter-terrorism strategy document that will provide the most comprehensive advice yet on how businesses can mitigate against the threat of terrorist attack. The Aus reports: |
| The release of the document, the subject of ongoing collaboration between the federal government and the states, as well as representatives from the private sector, comes after Islamic State-inspired terrorists killed 14 people and wounded about 100 in co-ordinated vehicle attacks across Spain. | The release of the document, the subject of ongoing collaboration between the federal government and the states, as well as representatives from the private sector, comes after Islamic State-inspired terrorists killed 14 people and wounded about 100 in co-ordinated vehicle attacks across Spain. |
| It rests on the assumption that not every public space can be protected and the burden for defending the public must be shared between police, local councils, state governments and private operators. It guides businesses as well as councils and the operators of private spaces, such as sports grounds, on how to assess their risk to hostile vehicle attack. | It rests on the assumption that not every public space can be protected and the burden for defending the public must be shared between police, local councils, state governments and private operators. It guides businesses as well as councils and the operators of private spaces, such as sports grounds, on how to assess their risk to hostile vehicle attack. |
| It offers basic advice on how to counter such assaults, such as by installing bollards or reconfiguring the line of approach to a venue by installing chicanes or angled approaches that prevent vehicles from gaining speed. | It offers basic advice on how to counter such assaults, such as by installing bollards or reconfiguring the line of approach to a venue by installing chicanes or angled approaches that prevent vehicles from gaining speed. |
| Meanwhile on Friday night, the father of a seven-year-old boy missing in the attack aftermath made his way to Spain from Australia to help in the search for his son and to be with his wife. Julian Cadman is missing in Barcelona after Friday morning’s terror attacks, his family say. | Meanwhile on Friday night, the father of a seven-year-old boy missing in the attack aftermath made his way to Spain from Australia to help in the search for his son and to be with his wife. Julian Cadman is missing in Barcelona after Friday morning’s terror attacks, his family say. |
| Jom Cadman, Julian’s mother, was found in hospital and is in a serious but stable condition. She and Julian were visiting Barcelona for a wedding when they were caught up in the attack. | Jom Cadman, Julian’s mother, was found in hospital and is in a serious but stable condition. She and Julian were visiting Barcelona for a wedding when they were caught up in the attack. |
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| The driver of the van may still be alive and at large, Reuters reports. Spanish police have apparently denied earlier media reports that he had been shot dead in a Catalan seaside resort. Police chief in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia, Josep Lluis Trapero, said he could not confirm the driver was one of five men killed. | The driver of the van may still be alive and at large, Reuters reports. Spanish police have apparently denied earlier media reports that he had been shot dead in a Catalan seaside resort. Police chief in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia, Josep Lluis Trapero, said he could not confirm the driver was one of five men killed. |
| “It is still a possibility but, unlike four hours ago, it is losing weight,” he told regional TV. | “It is still a possibility but, unlike four hours ago, it is losing weight,” he told regional TV. |
| The driver abandoned the van and fled on Thursday after speeding along a section of Las Ramblas, the most famous boulevard in Barcelona, leaving a trail of dead and injured among the crowds of tourists and local residents. | The driver abandoned the van and fled on Thursday after speeding along a section of Las Ramblas, the most famous boulevard in Barcelona, leaving a trail of dead and injured among the crowds of tourists and local residents. |
| 12.17am BST | 12.17am BST |
| 00:17 | 00:17 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| The death toll of the attacks in Spain stands at 14 people. Those named so far are: Jared Tucker, 42; Ana Maria Suarez; Pipita Codina, 75; Bruno Gulotta, 35; Luca Russo, 25; Elke Vanbockrijck, 44; and Francisco López Rodríguez, 60. There were 130 people injured from at least 34 countries and 17 of them are in a critical condition. | The death toll of the attacks in Spain stands at 14 people. Those named so far are: Jared Tucker, 42; Ana Maria Suarez; Pipita Codina, 75; Bruno Gulotta, 35; Luca Russo, 25; Elke Vanbockrijck, 44; and Francisco López Rodríguez, 60. There were 130 people injured from at least 34 countries and 17 of them are in a critical condition. |
| Four people have been arrested, none of whom had previous links to terrorism, and Spanish police are searching for three more men. Five men have been shot and killed by the police after a second attack in Cambrils. Moussa Oukabir, the 17-year-old initially reported to be the driver of the van which ploughed into pedestrians on Las Ramblas, was among those killed, and police now suspect the actual driver is still at large. | Four people have been arrested, none of whom had previous links to terrorism, and Spanish police are searching for three more men. Five men have been shot and killed by the police after a second attack in Cambrils. Moussa Oukabir, the 17-year-old initially reported to be the driver of the van which ploughed into pedestrians on Las Ramblas, was among those killed, and police now suspect the actual driver is still at large. |
| The UK Foreign Office confirmed that it was helping a “small number” of British citizens and the prime minister said a child with dual British-Australian nationality is among the missing. His family have named him as Julian Cadman and issued online appeals for help in finding him. | The UK Foreign Office confirmed that it was helping a “small number” of British citizens and the prime minister said a child with dual British-Australian nationality is among the missing. His family have named him as Julian Cadman and issued online appeals for help in finding him. |
| Here is what we know about the related terrorist attacks that took place on Thursday and Friday: | Here is what we know about the related terrorist attacks that took place on Thursday and Friday: |
| Barcelona | Barcelona |
| A man drove a van into pedestrians in Las Ramblas, killing 13 people and injuring 100. | A man drove a van into pedestrians in Las Ramblas, killing 13 people and injuring 100. |
| Spanish police are hunting for three men in connection with the attack, one of whom has been named as Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, who is thought to have driven the van. | Spanish police are hunting for three men in connection with the attack, one of whom has been named as Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, who is thought to have driven the van. |
| A minute’s silence was held in Barcelona’s main square, followed by several minutes of applause. Spain’s King Felipe and its prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, attended. A minute’s silence was also held at the EU buildings in Brussels. | A minute’s silence was held in Barcelona’s main square, followed by several minutes of applause. Spain’s King Felipe and its prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, attended. A minute’s silence was also held at the EU buildings in Brussels. |
| A seven-year-old British-Australian boy, Julian Cadman, became separated from his mother, who is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. | A seven-year-old British-Australian boy, Julian Cadman, became separated from his mother, who is in a serious but stable condition in hospital. |
| Authorities say the subsequent attack in Cambrils is linked to the terrorist assault on Barcelona. | Authorities say the subsequent attack in Cambrils is linked to the terrorist assault on Barcelona. |
| Four suspects arrested on Thursday are being held on suspicion of links to the Barcelona attack, but police say none of them was the driver. | Four suspects arrested on Thursday are being held on suspicion of links to the Barcelona attack, but police say none of them was the driver. |
| A second van that was believed to have been used as a getaway vehicle for the Barcelona attacker was found abandoned in Vic, 50 miles (80km) away. | A second van that was believed to have been used as a getaway vehicle for the Barcelona attacker was found abandoned in Vic, 50 miles (80km) away. |
| The Spanish police are reportedly also searching for a white Renault Kangoo van which was rented by the Barcelona suspects on Thursday and may have crossed the border into France following the attack. | The Spanish police are reportedly also searching for a white Renault Kangoo van which was rented by the Barcelona suspects on Thursday and may have crossed the border into France following the attack. |
| Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack in Las Ramblas, but this could not be verified. | Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack in Las Ramblas, but this could not be verified. |
| Cambrils | Cambrils |
| A second terrorist attack took place in Cambrils, a coastal town around 120km from Barcelona, in the early hours of Friday. | A second terrorist attack took place in Cambrils, a coastal town around 120km from Barcelona, in the early hours of Friday. |
| One person was killed and five bystanders and one police officer were injured – two seriously – when they were reported to have been deliberately hit by a car. | One person was killed and five bystanders and one police officer were injured – two seriously – when they were reported to have been deliberately hit by a car. |
| The attackers were wearing fake suicide vests, according to Catalan officials cited by El Pais. | The attackers were wearing fake suicide vests, according to Catalan officials cited by El Pais. |
| Police officers shot dead five suspects, some of whom were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. A single police officer was responsible for killing four of the attackers after his partner was injured. | Police officers shot dead five suspects, some of whom were wearing what appeared to be explosive belts. A single police officer was responsible for killing four of the attackers after his partner was injured. |
| The five dead attackers were Moussa Oukabir, 17, El Houssaine Abouyaaqoub, 19, Said Aallaa, 19, Omar Hychami, 21, and Mohamed Hychami, 24. | The five dead attackers were Moussa Oukabir, 17, El Houssaine Abouyaaqoub, 19, Said Aallaa, 19, Omar Hychami, 21, and Mohamed Hychami, 24. |
| The Audi A3 used in the Cambrils attack was removed by police. Its back window was smashed and it was upside down. | The Audi A3 used in the Cambrils attack was removed by police. Its back window was smashed and it was upside down. |
| Javier Zaragoza, the head of the Audiencia Nacional, the court that deals with terror offences, said on Friday that those killed had no known links to jihadism. | Javier Zaragoza, the head of the Audiencia Nacional, the court that deals with terror offences, said on Friday that those killed had no known links to jihadism. |
| Alcanar | Alcanar |
| Officials are also linking the two attacks to an earlier explosion that destroyed a house in Alcanar, killing two people and wounding at least one more. Police now say they believe explosives were being prepared at the property, and were intended to be used in a terrorist attack. | Officials are also linking the two attacks to an earlier explosion that destroyed a house in Alcanar, killing two people and wounding at least one more. Police now say they believe explosives were being prepared at the property, and were intended to be used in a terrorist attack. |
| Alcanar is about 200km (124 miles) from Barcelona and 90km (56 miles) from Cambrils. | Alcanar is about 200km (124 miles) from Barcelona and 90km (56 miles) from Cambrils. |
| Investigators are picking through the remains of the building where the explosion took place and are trying to ascertain if the two people who died in the blast were among the three suspects still at large. | Investigators are picking through the remains of the building where the explosion took place and are trying to ascertain if the two people who died in the blast were among the three suspects still at large. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.19am BST | at 12.19am BST |
| 11.06pm BST | 11.06pm BST |
| 23:06 | 23:06 |
| Catalan police have confirmed media reports from earlier in the day, and named some of the suspects in the attacks. The five shot dead in Cambrils included Moussa Oukabir, 17, (who has elsewhere been reported to be 18), who had initially been sought as the driver in the Ramblas attack.El Houssaine Abouyaaqoub, 19, and Said Aallaa, 19, were also killed. All three were Moroccan. The other two killed, Omar Hychami, 21, and Mohamed Hychami, 24, were listed as born in Morocco. | Catalan police have confirmed media reports from earlier in the day, and named some of the suspects in the attacks. The five shot dead in Cambrils included Moussa Oukabir, 17, (who has elsewhere been reported to be 18), who had initially been sought as the driver in the Ramblas attack.El Houssaine Abouyaaqoub, 19, and Said Aallaa, 19, were also killed. All three were Moroccan. The other two killed, Omar Hychami, 21, and Mohamed Hychami, 24, were listed as born in Morocco. |
| Police are still hunting Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, who they now suspect may have been the van driver in Barcelona, along with two other unnamed suspects who are still on the run. | Police are still hunting Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, who they now suspect may have been the van driver in Barcelona, along with two other unnamed suspects who are still on the run. |
| In total, 12 people are suspected of involvement in the wave of attacks in Catalonia, police chief Josep Lluis Trapero said in a TV interview. Five were killed in Cambrils and a further four have been arrested. The remains of two people have been recovered from the house in Alcanar which was largely destroyed in an explosion and detectives are currently trying to ascertain if they are any of the three other suspects. | In total, 12 people are suspected of involvement in the wave of attacks in Catalonia, police chief Josep Lluis Trapero said in a TV interview. Five were killed in Cambrils and a further four have been arrested. The remains of two people have been recovered from the house in Alcanar which was largely destroyed in an explosion and detectives are currently trying to ascertain if they are any of the three other suspects. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.21pm BST | at 11.21pm BST |
| 10.48pm BST | 10.48pm BST |
| 22:48 | 22:48 |
| Donald Trump has spoken to the Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy on the phone, and assured him of the United States’s full support in investigating the attacks. A White House statement said that the president pledged his country’s backing to the Spanish authorities as they seek to bring the perpetrators to justice. He also offered his condolences to the victims and their families. | Donald Trump has spoken to the Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy on the phone, and assured him of the United States’s full support in investigating the attacks. A White House statement said that the president pledged his country’s backing to the Spanish authorities as they seek to bring the perpetrators to justice. He also offered his condolences to the victims and their families. |
| 10.42pm BST | 10.42pm BST |
| 22:42 | 22:42 |
| Ashifa Kassam | Ashifa Kassam |
| Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, has confirmed that attack in Las Ramblas claimed the life of one Canadian and injured four others. | Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, has confirmed that attack in Las Ramblas claimed the life of one Canadian and injured four others. |
| It was with great sadness that I learned today that one Canadian was killed and four others injured during yesterday’s cowardly terrorist attack in Barcelona. | It was with great sadness that I learned today that one Canadian was killed and four others injured during yesterday’s cowardly terrorist attack in Barcelona. |
| We join Spain and countries around the world in grieving the senseless loss of so many innocent people. | We join Spain and countries around the world in grieving the senseless loss of so many innocent people. |
| We must stand firm against the spread of hate and intolerance in all its forms. These violent acts that seek to divide us will only strengthen our resolve.” | We must stand firm against the spread of hate and intolerance in all its forms. These violent acts that seek to divide us will only strengthen our resolve.” |
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| at 11.09pm BST | at 11.09pm BST |
| 10.35pm BST | 10.35pm BST |
| 22:35 | 22:35 |
| The British government has released more information on what steps it has been taking to protect pedestrians from vehicle attacks. A spokesman said that the Department for Transport was “working with the police and the vehicle rental industry to explore what more can be done to prevent the malicious use of hire vehicles”. Following the two attacks in London on Westminster Bridge in March and London Bridge in June, large steel or concrete barriers were placed along each of the capital’s major bridges to stop cars from being able to mount the pavement. The spokesman also said: | The British government has released more information on what steps it has been taking to protect pedestrians from vehicle attacks. A spokesman said that the Department for Transport was “working with the police and the vehicle rental industry to explore what more can be done to prevent the malicious use of hire vehicles”. Following the two attacks in London on Westminster Bridge in March and London Bridge in June, large steel or concrete barriers were placed along each of the capital’s major bridges to stop cars from being able to mount the pavement. The spokesman also said: |
| We have also been working to improve protection in public spaces, including increased physical security measures at locations such as bridges and city centres, and will continue to explore every option. | We have also been working to improve protection in public spaces, including increased physical security measures at locations such as bridges and city centres, and will continue to explore every option. |
| At the same time, people should not be afraid to go about their daily lives. We ask that people remain alert but not alarmed and report anything suspicious to the police. | At the same time, people should not be afraid to go about their daily lives. We ask that people remain alert but not alarmed and report anything suspicious to the police. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.40pm BST | at 10.40pm BST |