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August 22, 2017

Spain: Police Kill Suspected Driver of Van in Barcelona Attack
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In Spain, police have shot and killed a suspect in the Barcelona attack
that killed 14 people after a van plowed into a crowded walkway
Thursday. Younes Abouyaaqoub was suspected of driving the van. He was
shot dead by police on Monday in a town 30 miles west of Barcelona. On
Sunday, thousands of Muslims marched against violence in Barcelona,
chanting, "Islam is peace" and "not in my name."


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