Cheers on Las Ramblas as van attack suspect is shot dead
Younes Abouyaaqoub (22) is thought to have mowed down and killed 13 people on the street
The Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, has confirmed that the suspected Barcelona attacker Younes Abouyaaqoub has been shot dead. Video: Reuters
Barcelonans and tourists on Las Ramblas cheered and clapped yesterday as the news spread that Catalan police had shot dead the man suspected of mowing down and killing 13 people on the street last week.