2017 Barcelona attacks
| 2017 Barcelona attacks | |
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| Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe (2014–present) | |
La Rambla, the site of the van attack; pictured in 2011
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 La Rambla, Barcelona attack
Cambrils attack
Alcanar explosion
Subirats
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| Location | La Rambla, Barcelona and Cambrils, Catalonia, Spain |
| Coordinates |
La Rambla: 41°22′53″N 2°10′23″E / 41.38139°N 2.17306°ECoordinates: 41°22′53″N 2°10′23″E / 41.38139°N 2.17306°E Alcanar: 40°34′51″N 0°33′11″E / 40.580919°N 0.553046°E Subirats: 41°23′05″N 1°47′53″E / 41.384722°N 1.798056°E |
| Date | 17–18 August 2017 16:56–01:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Target | Pedestrians |
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Attack type
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Vehicle-ramming attack, Stabbing |
| Weapons |
Alcanar: Gas cylinders (accidental explosion) Barcelona: A van and a knife Cambrils: A car and a knife |
| Deaths |
Alcanar: 0 (+2 terrorists) Barcelona: 15 Cambrils: 1 (+5 terrorists) Subirats: 0 (+1 terrorist) Total: 16 (+8 terrorists) |
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Non-fatal injuries
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Alcanar: 15 Barcelona: 131 Cambrils: 6 Total: 152 |
| Perpetrators |
Barcelona: Younes Abouyaaqoub (shot by police in Subirats) Cambrils: Moussa Oukabir, Said Aallaa, Mohamed Hychami, Omar Hychami, Houssaine Abouyaaqoub; all of whom were shot dead by police at Cambrils Alcanar: Abdelbaki Es Satty Youssef Aalla (died in the explosion) |
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Suspected perpetrators
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4 arrested suspects |
La Rambla: 41°22′53″N 2°10′23″E / 41.38139°N 2.17306°ECoordinates: 41°22′53″N 2°10′23″E / 41.38139°N 2.17306°E
On the afternoon of 17 August 2017, 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub drove a van into pedestrians on La Rambla in Barcelona, Spain, killing 13 people and injuring at least 130 others, one of whom died 10 days later on 27 August. Abouyaaqoub fled the attack on foot, then killed another person in order to steal the victim's car to make his escape.
Nine hours after the Barcelona attack, five men thought to be members of the same terrorist cell drove into pedestrians in nearby Cambrils, killing one woman and injuring six others. All five attackers were shot and killed by police.
The night before the Barcelona attack, an explosion occurred in a house in the Spanish town of Alcanar, destroying the building and killing two members of the terrorist cell; including the 40-year-old imam thought to be the mastermind. The home had over 120 gas canisters inside, which police believe the cell was attempting to make into one large bomb or three smaller bombs to be placed in three vans which they had rented; but which they accidentally detonated.
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