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| Barcelona attack: suspected van driver shot dead by police west of city | |
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| Spanish police say they have shot dead Younes Abouyaaqoub, the main suspect in the Barcelona van attack. | |
| The shooting happened in Subirats, a town 30 miles west of Barcelona. Police said Abouyaaqoub was wearing an apparent suicide vest. | |
| Abouyaaqoub, 22, had been identified as the driver of the van that sped down Las Ramblas on Thursday, killing 13 people and injuring more than 130. | |
| Police said he shouted “God is great” shortly before being shot dead. The bomb squad was using robots to get closer to the body. | |
| Police said earlier on Monday that they could not be certain whether Abouyaaqoub was still in the area or had crossed into France. More than 800 vehicle checkpoints were set up in the aftermath of the Barcelona attack, and Spain tripled the number of officers working on anti-terrorism operations. | |
| Abouyaaqoub fled the scene of the attack on foot and is thought to have killed a 14th person to take his car and escape from the city. | Abouyaaqoub fled the scene of the attack on foot and is thought to have killed a 14th person to take his car and escape from the city. |
| Spanish newspaper El País published images on Monday of a man it said was Abouyaaqoub apparently making his getaway. The three images show a slim man wearing sunglasses walking through what El País says is La Boqueria market, just off Las Ramblas. | Spanish newspaper El País published images on Monday of a man it said was Abouyaaqoub apparently making his getaway. The three images show a slim man wearing sunglasses walking through what El País says is La Boqueria market, just off Las Ramblas. |
| Intelligence agencies had no prior knowledge of the terror cell responsible for last week’s atrocity. Police have said the cell was planning a large-scale bomb attack before an accidental explosion forced a change of plans. | Intelligence agencies had no prior knowledge of the terror cell responsible for last week’s atrocity. Police have said the cell was planning a large-scale bomb attack before an accidental explosion forced a change of plans. |
| Five suspects were shot by a police officer during a second attack in Cambrils, where a Spanish woman was killed, and four have been detained. | Five suspects were shot by a police officer during a second attack in Cambrils, where a Spanish woman was killed, and four have been detained. |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |