The immediate executor of a series of terrorist attacks in Spanish Barcelona on August 17 and 18 could be an 18-year-old from Morocco Musa Ubir. According to local law enforcers, it was this young man who crushed passersby, driving a vans.

Officially, the police of Catalonia do not report on the role of Ukabir, but they are already actively searching for a young man, writes the Spanish El Pais.

On the eve of the police station in the city of Ripoll (Girona) came the brother of Musa Ukabir Driss, whose name was decorated with the ill-fated van taken by the terrorist for rent. As the man said, he is not involved in the terrorist attacks. And his passport was stolen by his younger brother. Thus, as the man clarifies the picture, his relative kidnapped the document to rent two wagons at once in his name. One of the wagons was used in the terrorist attack, the second was discovered a few hours later in Vic (a suburb of Barcelona).

Local journalists conducted a blitz investigation, turned social networks, talked with Musa's acquaintances. Based on his accounts, it became clear that the young man was aggressive and adhered to extremely radical views regarding the "alien" Christendom to him.

For example, what did the young man answer a question in one of the online questionnaires: "Tell me, do you become the absolute king of the world, what would you do on the first day?" Ukabir answered: "I will kill the infidels and leave only the Muslims who Follow the religion ". On the question in which country he would like to live, the young man answered: "in the Vatican".

Despite such tough escapades to the people surrounding him, Musa's acquaintances all unanimously declare that they are shocked by the "quiet".

"He was always a normal and cute guy who never looked for problems, spoke excellent Catalan. It seems that he came here when he was three years old, "- said a close friend of the Writer.

Currently, the police in Spain have identified several areas of search for a place where a young man can hide. According to unofficial information, Ukabir could cross the Spanish-French border, which is a hundred kilometers from Barcelona, ??in order to try to get lost in a neighboring country.

Immediately after the terrorist attacks in Barcelona, ??France hastily strengthened border control on the border with Spain. This was reported by the chief of the Interior Ministry of the Republic Gerard Collon.

"Our law enforcers already have information that someone in the terrorist cell is wanted, we have three times been vigilant," Collon said, adding that the French border services are in close contact with the police and the Civil Guard of Spain.

August 17 in the tourist street of Rambla in Barcelona, ??the driver of the van made a deliberate attack on passers-by. Another attack was made on the night of Friday, August 18, on the waterfront in the port of the Spanish resort town of Cambrils, located 100 km south of Barcelona. Terrorists on the van crashed into walking passers-by. The four attackers were shot and killed by police during a shootout. Another terrorist was wounded, but later died.

According to recent reports, the number of victims of two terrorist attacks in Spain increased to 14 people, about 130 people were injured and are in hospitals with injuries of varying severity. Responsibility for a series of attacks was assumed by the terrorist group "Islamic State" (banned in the Russian Federation).

In addition, in their message, militants designated the site of the next attack in Europe. According to the message of Telegram-channel Shot, their new strike "Igilovtsy" promised to inflict on Italy.