MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The van hit pedestrians in Barcelona’s central Ramblas area on Thursday. The Daesh (banned in Russia) terror group has claimed responsibility for the Barcelona attack.
After the attacks, police reported that four attackers were killed by police in Cambrils. According to El Periodico newspaper, the driver of the Ramblas attack identified as Moussa Oukabir was one of those eliminated in Cambrils.
It was reported that four people were detained in relation to the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils. According to El Periodico newspaper, the fourth detention was carried out in Ripoll, also in Catalonia. According to the police, three of them were Moroccan nationals and one Spanish national. Non of them had a history of terrorism attacks.