Tribute and update on the search of Barcelona van driver

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Hundreds of people continue to leave flowers and candles in La Rambla of Barcelona to pay their respects to the victims of Thursday afternoon’s terrorist attacks. Our photo shows one the tributes yesterday evening.
Meanwhile, the search continues of main suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub, who jumped out of the van and fled the area through Les Boqueries market. Police are now linking his escape to the death Pablo Pérez, who was found stabbed to death in the back seat of a Ford Focus car that jumped a police control shortly after the attacks. Younes is believed to have killed him to hijack the car in his attempt to escape. The vehicle was later abandoned in San Just Desvern – five kilometres from Barcelona.

 

 

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