Leroy N. Soetoro
2017-08-21 19:01:53 UTC
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/08/19/barcelona-terror-attack-van-
driver-still-on-loose-spanish-authorities-say.html
Spanish authorities announced Saturday that the suspected driver of the
van that rammed into a crowd of pedestrians in Barcelona Thursday --
killing at least 14 people -- remains on the loose.
Authorities believe Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, a Moroccan native, was
believed to still be at large and was the driver of the van that carried
out the vehicle attack in a Barcelona street filled with tourists and
shoppers. They also believe the suspect was part of a radicalized
terrorist cell that may have been headed by a missing imam.
Authorities said they shifted their focus to Moroccan imam Abdelbaki Es
Satty, whom they believe died on the eve of the Barcelona attack.
Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido has declared that the cell
was effectively broken after five members were killed, four were in
detention and as many as two were killed in a previous explosion. He said
there was no new imminent threat of an attack.
The manhunt spanned Spain and southern France, with Spanish police
searching nine homes in the northeastern town of Ripoll, where most of the
suspects lived, and two buses in northwest Catalonia. Across the Pyrenees,
French police carried out extra border checks on people coming from Spain.
Police also announced a series of controlled explosions Saturday in the
town of Alcanar, south of Barcelona, where the carnage had been planned in
a rental house destroyed a day before the attacks by an apparently
accidental blast. Authorities had initially written off the Wednesday
night incident as a household gas accident, but took another look on
Friday and returned on Saturday.
Police initially believed only one person was killed in the blast but said
on Saturday that tests were underway to determine if human remains found
at the house on Friday were from a second victim.
Police searched Es Satty's home on Friday, but the imam was not there. The
president of the mosque where he preached, Ali Yassine, said he has not
seen him since June, when he had announced that he was returning to
Morocco for three months.
In the attacks that began Thursday afternoon, a white van swerved onto
Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas pedestrian promenade, killing 14 people,
including one American citizen, and injuring more than 100 as it plowed
down unsuspecting tourists and locals. A few hours later, five extremists
began mowing down people along the boardwalk in the seaside resort of
Cambrils.
One woman died and five others were injured before police shot and killed
all five attackers. One Spanish officer killed four of the suspects
himself.
Authorities said the two attacks were related and the work of a large
terrorist cell that had been plotting for a long time.
CIA WARNED BARCELONA ABOUT TERROR THREAT, REPORT SAYS
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Barcelona attack and said
the perpetrators were soldiers of the Islamic State, the terrorist
organizations propaganda agency said. On Saturday, ISIS released a new
statement also claiming responsibility for the attack in Cambrils.
Spanish authorities had not yet drawn any direct links between ISIS
extremists and the suspects in the Spanish attacks.
Police announced that four people were currently in custody and three
suspects, including Abouyaaquoub, are on the loose. All the suspects hail
from Ripoll, a quiet, upscale town of 10,000 about 100 kilometers (62
miles) north of Barcelona.
A French security official also confirmed Spanish police are looking for a
Kangoo utility vehicle rented by suspects in the Barcelona attacks that
may have crossed into France.
Spanish hospital officials updated the status of the injured victims of
the Barcelona and Cambrils terror attacks Saturday, saying 12 people from
the Barcelona attack remain in critical condition while one person remains
in serious condition from the Cambrils attack. The rest of the injuries
are slightly less serious. King Felipe and Queen Leticia traveled to
Barcelona's hospital to visit the injured victims of the attack.
Spanish authorities confirmed they are maintaining the countrys current
terrorist threat alert at level 4.
Europol, the European Unions law enforcement agency, said on Saturday
that they were investigating if Fridays knife attack in Finland that left
two people dead and seven others wounded had any ties to the deadly
vehicle attacks in Spain.
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driver-still-on-loose-spanish-authorities-say.html
Spanish authorities announced Saturday that the suspected driver of the
van that rammed into a crowd of pedestrians in Barcelona Thursday --
killing at least 14 people -- remains on the loose.
Authorities believe Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, a Moroccan native, was
believed to still be at large and was the driver of the van that carried
out the vehicle attack in a Barcelona street filled with tourists and
shoppers. They also believe the suspect was part of a radicalized
terrorist cell that may have been headed by a missing imam.
Authorities said they shifted their focus to Moroccan imam Abdelbaki Es
Satty, whom they believe died on the eve of the Barcelona attack.
Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido has declared that the cell
was effectively broken after five members were killed, four were in
detention and as many as two were killed in a previous explosion. He said
there was no new imminent threat of an attack.
The manhunt spanned Spain and southern France, with Spanish police
searching nine homes in the northeastern town of Ripoll, where most of the
suspects lived, and two buses in northwest Catalonia. Across the Pyrenees,
French police carried out extra border checks on people coming from Spain.
Police also announced a series of controlled explosions Saturday in the
town of Alcanar, south of Barcelona, where the carnage had been planned in
a rental house destroyed a day before the attacks by an apparently
accidental blast. Authorities had initially written off the Wednesday
night incident as a household gas accident, but took another look on
Friday and returned on Saturday.
Police initially believed only one person was killed in the blast but said
on Saturday that tests were underway to determine if human remains found
at the house on Friday were from a second victim.
Police searched Es Satty's home on Friday, but the imam was not there. The
president of the mosque where he preached, Ali Yassine, said he has not
seen him since June, when he had announced that he was returning to
Morocco for three months.
In the attacks that began Thursday afternoon, a white van swerved onto
Barcelona's historic Las Ramblas pedestrian promenade, killing 14 people,
including one American citizen, and injuring more than 100 as it plowed
down unsuspecting tourists and locals. A few hours later, five extremists
began mowing down people along the boardwalk in the seaside resort of
Cambrils.
One woman died and five others were injured before police shot and killed
all five attackers. One Spanish officer killed four of the suspects
himself.
Authorities said the two attacks were related and the work of a large
terrorist cell that had been plotting for a long time.
CIA WARNED BARCELONA ABOUT TERROR THREAT, REPORT SAYS
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Barcelona attack and said
the perpetrators were soldiers of the Islamic State, the terrorist
organizations propaganda agency said. On Saturday, ISIS released a new
statement also claiming responsibility for the attack in Cambrils.
Spanish authorities had not yet drawn any direct links between ISIS
extremists and the suspects in the Spanish attacks.
Police announced that four people were currently in custody and three
suspects, including Abouyaaquoub, are on the loose. All the suspects hail
from Ripoll, a quiet, upscale town of 10,000 about 100 kilometers (62
miles) north of Barcelona.
A French security official also confirmed Spanish police are looking for a
Kangoo utility vehicle rented by suspects in the Barcelona attacks that
may have crossed into France.
Spanish hospital officials updated the status of the injured victims of
the Barcelona and Cambrils terror attacks Saturday, saying 12 people from
the Barcelona attack remain in critical condition while one person remains
in serious condition from the Cambrils attack. The rest of the injuries
are slightly less serious. King Felipe and Queen Leticia traveled to
Barcelona's hospital to visit the injured victims of the attack.
Spanish authorities confirmed they are maintaining the countrys current
terrorist threat alert at level 4.
Europol, the European Unions law enforcement agency, said on Saturday
that they were investigating if Fridays knife attack in Finland that left
two people dead and seven others wounded had any ties to the deadly
vehicle attacks in Spain.
--
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party has run out of gas.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for ending the disaster of the
Obama presidency.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
ObamaCare is a total 100% failure and no lie that can be put forth by its
supporters can dispute that.
Obama jobs, the result of ObamaCare. 12-15 working hours a week at minimum
wage, no benefits and the primary revenue stream for ObamaCare. It can't
be funded with money people don't have, yet liberals lie about how great
it is.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.