The Associated Press reports that the Catalan police have identified the identity of the driver of a van that hit a pedestrian in the center of Barcelona. It is noted that the attacker is 22-year-old Younes Abu Yakub.
The media earlier reported that the car Renault Kangoo, wanted after the attacks in Catalonia, was found in the city of Vic north of Barcelona.
"RT in Russian" notes that the police are looking for Unes Abu Yakub, who allegedly rented the vehicle.
Recall, last Thursday, August 17, the van hit a passerby in the center of Barcelona. The incident was qualified as an act of terrorism.
On the same day, the city of Cambrils later terrorists on the van tried to enter the pedestrian zone.
According to the latest information, as a result of the attacks, 15 people were killed, about 130 injured.