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| Knife attacker shot by police near Barcelona | Knife attacker shot by police near Barcelona |
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| A man wielding a knife and shouting in Arabic was shot dead as he entered a police station at Cornellà de Llobregat, south of Barcelona, Spanish authorities said on Monday. | A man wielding a knife and shouting in Arabic was shot dead as he entered a police station at Cornellà de Llobregat, south of Barcelona, Spanish authorities said on Monday. |
| The attacker, said to be 29 and of Algerian origin, had gone into the building at 05:52 (03:52 GMT) and was shot by a guard. | The attacker, said to be 29 and of Algerian origin, had gone into the building at 05:52 (03:52 GMT) and was shot by a guard. |
| Catalan police said the attacker had targeted officers. | Catalan police said the attacker had targeted officers. |
| He had shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest), reports said. | He had shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest), reports said. |
| The attacker lived near Cornellà de Llobregat, had been living in Spain for several years and had a foreigners' identity number, reports said. Police stations across Spain have been put on alert as a result of the incident. | |
| The attack came three days after the anniversary of the 2017 jihadist attacks in the centre of Barcelona and nearby Cambrils in which 16 people died. |