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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 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 an officer on duty.
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 attacker lived in the town of Cornellà de Llobregat, just south of Barcelona. He had been living in Spain for several years and had a foreigners' identity number, reports said.
He was named as Abdelouahab T by Spanish media, which said he had no known criminal record and was married to a Spanish woman.
The attacker had walked through the building's entrance where he was immediately challenged by a woman officer with the Catalan force, the Mossos d'Esquadra, and by a sergeant on duty, police sources told the Efe news agency. When the man rushed forward, he was shot.
Police stations across Spain were put on alert as a result of Monday's incident.
Members of the Catalan police force and other authorities searched the man's home while his partner was questioned, local reports said.
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.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.
The attacks saw a man drive a van into civilians on Las Ramblas in the heart of Barcelona on 17 August. He was eventually tracked down and shot dead four days later.