Police say operation under way in Subirats amid hunt for 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub
Spanish police have shot dead a man wearing what appeared to be a suicide bomb vest in a town 30 miles west of Barcelona.
The identity of the man, who was killed in Subirats, was not immediately confirmed. Police sources say he shouted “God is great” shortly before being gunned down.
The development came as police were hunting for Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, identified as the driver of the van that sped down Las Ramblas on Thursday, killing 13 people and injuring more than 130.
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 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.
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 cell, which it believes 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.
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Spanish police have shot dead a man wearing what appeared to be a suicide bomb vest in a town 30 miles west of Barcelona.
The identity of the man, who was killed in Subirats, was not immediately confirmed. Police sources say he shouted “God is great” shortly before being gunned down.
The development came as police were hunting for Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, identified as the driver of the van that sped down Las Ramblas on Thursday, killing 13 people and injuring more than 130.
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 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.
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 cell, which it believes 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.
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