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2017-08-18 Europe
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Barcelona attack, day 2: police shoot dead terror suspects in Cambrils
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 | From the Telegraph's liveblog: |
18 AUGUST 2017 • 3:56AM London time- Another van attack early Friday morning in Cambrils, 70 miles south of Barcelona: police shoot 5 terrorists dead, 7 injured victims
- Terror in Barcelona as hired van hit holiday crowd in Las Ramblas Thursday evening
- 13 people killed and more than 100 people injured, more deaths expected
- Islamic State claimed responsibility
- Explosion at Alcanar house Wednesday linked to Barcelona attack, leaving 16 injured, 1 dead
- Driver still on the run, police confirm, 2 arrested - one Spanish, Moroccan Driss Oubakir, 28
- Another man shot dead at checkpoint - unclear if linked
- Trump: 'we'll do whatever is necessary to help'
The terrorists, who police say were attempting to carry out a fresh attack in the beach resort town of Cambrils, were reported to have explosives strapped around their waists when they were gunned down.
Reports suggested the group had attempted to carry out a similar attack to that on Las Ramblas by driving a van at pedestrians but their vehicle overturned and they were shot by officers.
In the aftermath of the Barcelona attack police circulated an image of Driss Oukabir, a 28-year-old Catalan resident of Moroccan origin, saying he had rented out a second van thought to be intended as a getaway vehicle - where his documents were found. A man was arrested at the scene.
But police sources said Oukabir later handed himself in at a police station in Ripoll, 65 miles north of Barcelona, claiming his brother had stolen his documents.
His brother is named Moussa Oukabir, 18, who lives in Barcelona, El Pais reports.
Mr Trapero confirmed one person was shot dead as a car attempted to break through a police cordon, leaving an officer with a broken leg. But he said: 'He is a Spanish national and at the moment we have no indication he is linked to these other people.'
Less than 24 hours earlier, an explosion at a bomb factory in Alcanar is believed to have been caused by butane canisters linked to the terror plot. A terror cell is thought to have been planning to fill the van with explosives. 
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