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Spain: Police Kill Suspected Driver of Van in Barcelona Attack

HeadlineAug 22, 2017

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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