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Policemen and medical staff stand at the site where Moroccan suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub was shot on August 21, 2017 near Sant Sadurni d’Anoia, south of Barcelona. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENELLUIS GENE

Arrests in Morocco over Links to Barcelona Attackers

by Lahssen Moqana | Aug 24, 2017 | Middle East

Casablanca- Moroccan authorities have arrested two people suspected of links to the alleged perpetrators of the terrorist attack in the Spanish city of Barcelona as police in Morocco and Spain continued to coordinate in the probe into the assault that shook the...

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A van with a Spanish numberplate near the concert venue Maassilo is seen during police investigations after a rock concert was canceled due to a terror threat, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on Aug. 23, 2017. ARIE KIEVIT / AFP

Dutch Probe Spanish Van with Gas Canisters after Concert Canceled

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 24, 2017 | World

Dutch police were on Thursday investigating possible terror links after arresting a Spanish man driving a van containing gas canisters close to a rock concert which was abruptly canceled due to a threat of an attack. The man “was arrested and taken to the police...

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Spanish Civil Guards escort one of the four suspects of a militant cell behind last week’s Barcelona van attack. (Reuters)

2 Arrested in Morocco over Barcelona Attack as Suspects’ Trial Kicks off

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 23, 2017 | World

Two people were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of being linked to last week’s deadly van-ramming attack in the Spanish city of Barcelona, said Moroccan state TV channel 2M on Tuesday. One of the men, a 28-year-old detained in the Nador, close to the Spanish enclave...

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Thirteen people were killed in last week’s van-ramming attack at Barcelona’s famed Las Ramblas avenue. (AFP)

Suspected Driver behind Barcelona Ramming Shot Dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 22, 2017 | World

The driver who drove into throngs of strollers along Barcelona’s famed Las Ramblas avenue was shot dead by Spanish police on Monday. Police said they tracked 22-year-old extremist Younes Abouyaaqoub to a rural area near Barcelona and shot him after he held up what...

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Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia wave to the crowd after paying respect at a memorial tribute of flowers, messages and candles to the van attack victims in Las Ramblas promenade, Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

Questions Abound as Spanish Officials Investigate Terrorist Attacks

by James McAuley, William Booth and Souad Mekhennet | Aug 21, 2017 | World

Barcelona- Two days after a devastating vehicle attack on one of Europe’s most iconic tourist destinations, many questions remained as Spanish authorities continued a manhunt for a 22-year-old missing member of the cell of suspected terrorists responsible for the...