Barcelona authorities released the identity of one of the terror suspects behind the deadly ISIS-inspired van attack. Driss Oukabir is suspected to have been involved in the attack amid reports a Spanish passport with an Arabic surname was found inside of the white van.
AP reports local police believe one person died and 32 have been injured in the terror attack. Previous reports claimed 14 had been killed.
ÚLTIMA HORA | La policía identifica a uno de los implicados en el atentado de Barcelona: Driss Oukabir https://t.co/7GVta71l4U pic.twitter.com/pUDR1pAmhy
— EL PAÍS (@el_pais) August 17, 2017
Barcelona: Police said to have found a passport in van belonging to Spanish national with Arabic surname @La_SER @sarahmorriseuro pic.twitter.com/so7HtDXDIJ
— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) August 17, 2017
Police on #Barcelona terror attack: 1 dead; 32 injured, 10 in serious condition (AP) pic.twitter.com/LDlRPkiu87
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) August 17, 2017
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Daily Mail UK reports:
Pictures and video emerging from the scene show armed police and paramedics rushing to Las Ramblas, a busy tree-lined promenade in the centre of the city.
Horrifying footage from the scene shows dozens of victims lying injured on the floor.
Police have confirmed that 32 people are injured, with Catalonia’s interior minister Joaquim Forn saying it is ‘very possible’ that the number of dead will rise because of the ‘very serious’ wounds to victims.
Gunfire was heard at the Corte Ingles store in the area after police announced a ‘massive crash’.
Police officers were said to be negotiating with two attackers in a Turkish restaurant where they have taken hostages.
Officers were also searching for a second van the attackers may have hired as a getaway vehicle.
The civil guard has said the van used in the attack was rented by a man named Driss Oukabir, in the town of Santa Perpetua de la Mogada, El Pais reports.
The terrorists are celebrating.