Spanish police said on August 21, 2017 that they have identified the driver of the van that mowed down pedestrians on the busy Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona, killing 13.
The 22-year-old Moroccan Younes Abouyaaqoub is believed to be the last remaining member of a 12-man cell still at large in Spain or abroad, with the others killed by police or detained over last week’s twin attacks in Barcelona and the seaside resort of Cambrils that claimed 14 lives, including a seven-year-old boy. / AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE
Spanish police on August 18 released the names of three Moroccans suspected of deadly terror attacks and who were shot dead overnight by security forces in the seaside resort of Cambrils. Police said they were searching for a fourth suspect, Younes Abouyaaqoub, aged 22. Drivers have ploughed on August 17, 2017 into pedestrians in two quick-succession, separate attacks in Barcelona and another popular Spanish seaside city, leaving 14 people dead and injuring more than 100 others. / AFP PHOTO / MOSSOS D’ESQUADRA /
