Spain&#39;s interior ministry said today <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/spain-suspects-planned-bigger-attack-say-police-19195">it has arrested six terrorists who were preparing </a>large scale attacks.&nbsp;

The interior ministry said Moroccan authorities were involved in &quot;dismantling a jihadist cell composed of six people&quot;.

AFP reported five terrorists were arrested in Morocco and one in Melilla, a Spanish enclave in North Africa.

Last month a terrorist drove a van into a crowd in <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/barcelona-van-driver-killed-in-police-encounter-report-19279">Barcelona killing fourteen people and wounded</a> several others. Spanish police later shot five would-be attackers after confronting them in Cambrils seafront just hours later as Spanish police sought to contain the attacks.

Four men suspected of involvement in the terror cell which carried out the attacks in Spain were later produced in a Madrid court. The case continues.

Reports said five terrorists were arrested in Morocco and one in Melilla, a Spanish enclave in North Africa.

Spain's interior ministry said today it has arrested six terrorists who were preparing large scale attacks. The interior ministry said Moroccan authorities were involved in "dismantling a jihadist cell composed of six people". AFP reported five terrorists were arrested in Morocco and one in Melilla, a Spanish enclave in North Africa. Last month a terrorist drove a van into a crowd in Barcelona killing fourteen people and wounded several others. Spanish police later shot five would-be attackers after confronting them in Cambrils seafront just hours later as Spanish police sought to contain the attacks. Four men suspected of involvement in the terror cell which carried out the attacks in Spain were later produced in a Madrid court. The case continues.

Terror cell dismantled with Moroccan authorities help, six arrested: Spain interior ministry

Three attackers who were shot dead in Cambrils on the night of the attack in Barcelona last week were caught on a petrol station&#39;s surveillance camera close to the town just hours before the attack.

According to Catalan daily Ara, which published the footage on Wednesday (August 22), the attackers visited the same gas station four times that day.

The daily reported they were regular clients and used to charge their pre-pay cards at the same petrol station.

On the day of the attack they purchased bread, omelettes and lighters, the daily said.

A van ploughed into crowds of holidaymakers and local residents on Barcelona&#39;s crowded Las Ramblas boulevard last Thursday (August 17), killing 13 people. Two others were killed during the driver&#39;s getaway and in a separate attack in Cambrils.

A dozen Islamist militants suspected of involvement in the plot were either killed or arrested. 
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The attackers were caught on a petrol station's surveillance camera close to the town just hours before the attack

Three attackers who were shot dead in Cambrils on the night of the attack in Barcelona last week were caught on a petrol station's surveillance camera close to the town just hours before the attack. According to Catalan daily Ara, which published the footage on Wednesday (August 22), the attackers visited the same gas station four times that day. The daily reported they were regular clients and used to charge their pre-pay cards at the same petrol station. On the day of the attack they purchased bread, omelettes and lighters, the daily said. A van ploughed into crowds of holidaymakers and local residents on Barcelona's crowded Las Ramblas boulevard last Thursday (August 17), killing 13 people. Two others were killed during the driver's getaway and in a separate attack in Cambrils. A dozen Islamist militants suspected of involvement in the plot were either killed or arrested.

Barcelona suspects filmed making purchase hours before attack

Most Asian markets edged higher Wednesday after a global equities rally driven by optimism over a US tax reform plan, but President Donald Trump&#39;s comments about terminating the North American Free Trade Agreement capped gains.

Markets have chalked up a comeback after struggling in recent weeks due to the continuing standoff between the US and North Korea, which has been compounded by Thursday&#39;s terror attack in Barcelona.

The US president&#39;s woes have fuelled speculation he will struggle to push through his market-friendly economy-boosting policies that fanned a global market rally in the months after his November election.

Despite ongoing chaos at the White House, markets have been heartened by reports suggesting that the Trump administration was making headway on a tax reform plan.

&quot;Some of the US political uncertainty may have been removed by a report on the Trump administration making progress on tax reform, but a wait-and-see mood is strong ahead of Jackson Hole and tensions in North Korea still in place,&quot; Tsutomu Nakamura, strategist at Ueda Harlow Corp. in Tokyo, said in a commentary, referring to a central bankers meeting on Friday.

The Japanese yen rose as investors pushed into safer investments after Trump said in a US speech that he may end NAFTA, and vowed to pressure Congress to fund a border wall with Mexico that was at the centre of his election campaign.

&quot;The NAFTA hot air may be as much an excuse to take a step back after Wall Street&#39;s surge yesterday, as it is a legitimate concern about the president not appreciating nuances of inter-dependence embedded in trade deals,&quot; Vishnu Varathan, head of economics and strategy at Mizuho Bank in Singapore, told Bloomberg News.

The stronger yen pared some gains in Tokyo where the benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended 0.3 per cent higher, while Seoul and Taipei edged up 0.1 per cent and Singapore was flat.

But Shanghai ended 0.1 per cent lower and Sydney slipped 0.2 per cent.&nbsp;

Hong Kong&#39;s stock market was closed as powerful Typhoon Hato brought the southern Chinese city to a standstill.

Europe&#39;s main stock markets eased at the start of trading Wednesday, with London&#39;s benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.2 per cent, while the Paris CAC 40 index dipped 0.1 per cent and Frankfurt&#39;s DAX 30 was flat.

All eyes are on the Jackson Hole symposium in Wyoming at the end of the week, which brings together the world&#39;s top central bank chiefs.

Much of the attention will be on Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen, with hopes for some clues about the bank&#39;s plans to wind in its huge bond holdings. 
European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi&#39;s speech will also be closely watched as Frankfurt-based policymakers consider cutting back their own balance sheet.

&nbsp;Key figures around 0900 GMT&nbsp;

Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.3 per cent at 19,434.64 (close)

Hong Kong - Hang Seng: closed

Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 0.1 per cent at 3,287.71

London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.2 per cent at 7,368.43

Euro/dollar: UP at $1.1786 from $1.1764&nbsp;

Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2799 from $1.2821

Dollar/yen: DOWN at 109.44 yen from 109.56 yen

Oil - West Texas Intermediate: UP 11 cents at $47.70 per barrel

Oil - Brent North Sea: DOWN 21 cents at $51.71 per barrel

Markets have chalked up a comeback after struggling in recent weeks due to the continuing standoff between the US and North Korea, which has been compounded by Thursday's terror attack in Barcelona

Most Asian markets edged higher Wednesday after a global equities rally driven by optimism over a US tax reform plan, but President Donald Trump's comments about terminating the North American Free Trade Agreement capped gains. Markets have chalked up a comeback after struggling in recent weeks due to the continuing standoff between the US and North Korea, which has been compounded by Thursday's terror attack in Barcelona. The US president's woes have fuelled speculation he will struggle to push through his market-friendly economy-boosting policies that fanned a global market rally in the months after his November election. Despite ongoing chaos at the White House, markets have been heartened by reports suggesting that the Trump administration was making headway on a tax reform plan. "Some of the US political uncertainty may have been removed by a report on the Trump administration making progress on tax reform, but a wait-and-see mood is strong ahead of Jackson Hole and tensions in North Korea still in place," Tsutomu Nakamura, strategist at Ueda Harlow Corp. in Tokyo, said in a commentary, referring to a central bankers meeting on Friday. The Japanese yen rose as investors pushed into safer investments after Trump said in a US speech that he may end NAFTA, and vowed to pressure Congress to fund a border wall with Mexico that was at the centre of his election campaign. "The NAFTA hot air may be as much an excuse to take a step back after Wall Street's surge yesterday, as it is a legitimate concern about the president not appreciating nuances of inter-dependence embedded in trade deals," Vishnu Varathan, head of economics and strategy at Mizuho Bank in Singapore, told Bloomberg News. The stronger yen pared some gains in Tokyo where the benchmark Nikkei 225 index ended 0.3 per cent higher, while Seoul and Taipei edged up 0.1 per cent and Singapore was flat. But Shanghai ended 0.1 per cent lower and Sydney slipped 0.2 per cent. Hong Kong's stock market was closed as powerful Typhoon Hato brought the southern Chinese city to a standstill. Europe's main stock markets eased at the start of trading Wednesday, with London's benchmark FTSE 100 index down 0.2 per cent, while the Paris CAC 40 index dipped 0.1 per cent and Frankfurt's DAX 30 was flat. All eyes are on the Jackson Hole symposium in Wyoming at the end of the week, which brings together the world's top central bank chiefs. Much of the attention will be on Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen, with hopes for some clues about the bank's plans to wind in its huge bond holdings. European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's speech will also be closely watched as Frankfurt-based policymakers consider cutting back their own balance sheet. Key figures around 0900 GMT Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.3 per cent at 19,434.64 (close) Hong Kong - Hang Seng: closed Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 0.1 per cent at 3,287.71 London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.2 per cent at 7,368.43 Euro/dollar: UP at $1.1786 from $1.1764 Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.2799 from $1.2821 Dollar/yen: DOWN at 109.44 yen from 109.56 yen Oil - West Texas Intermediate: UP 11 cents at $47.70 per barrel Oil - Brent North Sea: DOWN 21 cents at $51.71 per barrel

Asian stock markets tick up on US tax plan hopes

Four men accused of killing&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/man-who-rammed-car-into-crowd-in-barcelona-killed-another-before-fleeing-in-his-car-police-19273">13 people in Barcelona last week appeared </a>in court on Tuesday, a day after the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/barcelona-van-driver-killed-in-police-encounter-report-19279">alleged driver was shot dead by police</a>.

The four, the only ones still alive among the 12 men thought to constitute the group, were brought from Barcelona to Madrid and arrived at the High Court, which deals with terrorism cases, in a convoy of police vehicles with sirens wailing.

Police on Monday shot dead 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub, who they had identified as the driver of the van that careered along the packed Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona on Thursday, leaving a trail of 13 dead and 120 injured from 34 countries.

After the attack, Abouyaaqoub escaped on foot, stabbing to death a man who was parking his car and fleeing in the vehicle.

Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia said on Tuesday he walked some 40 km (25 miles) from Sant Just Desvern, a town on the outskirts of Barcelona where he ditched the hijacked car, to Subirats, where he was shot dead.

Abouyaaqoub, who had changed clothes, walked by night and hid during the day, the paper said citing sources involved in the investigation.

Carlos Mundo, the top justice official in the Catalan government, said police were investigating whether Abouyaaqoub had any support while on the run.

&quot;It is clear that he must have had some form of logistics,&quot; he told Catalonia Radio.

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the van attack and a separate deadly assault, hours later, in the coastal resort of Cambrils, south of Barcelona.

In Cambrils, a car rammed into passers-by and its occupants got out and tried to stab people. The five assailants, who were wearing what turned out to be fake explosive belts, were shot dead by police, while a Spanish woman died in the attack.

In little more than a year, Islamist militants have used vehicles as weapons to kill nearly 130 people in France, Germany, Britain, Sweden and Spain.

Most of the 12 suspects lived in the town of Ripoll, set in forested hills beneath the Pyrenees north of Barcelona near the French border, and most were young men of Moroccan descent.

One of those who appeared before investigating magistrate Fernando Andreu was Driss Oukabir, whose passport was found in the abandoned van after the Barcelona attack.

He turned himself in to police, protesting his innocence and saying his younger brother Moussa Oukabir, 17, who was killed in Cambrils, had stolen his documents.

Also in court was Mohammed Aalla, owner of the Audi car used in the Cambrils attack. One of his brothers, Said, was killed in Cambrils and a second, Youssef, is believed by police to have died in an explosion at a house used by the plotters at Alcanar, southwest of Barcelona, the day before the Barcelona attack.

Mohamed Houli Chemlal, arrested after being hurt in the blast at Alcanar, also appeared in court as did Salah el Karib, who ran an internet cafe in Ripoll that, according to La Vanguardia newspaper, was used to send money to Morocco.

At Tuesday&#39;s closed-door hearing, Andreu planned to read out charges against the men expected to include counts of terrorism, murder and weapons possession. Andreu was then to ask the accused if they wish to testify, in which case he would question them.

The hearing was likely to end in the suspects being remanded in custody while the judge conducts an investigation that could take months or even years before a trial is organised.

A Ripoll imam who police suspect may have radicalised the young men, Abdelbaki Es Satty, is believed to have died in the explosion in Alcanar. Police believe the blast foiled the group&#39;s plans for a much bigger attack using explosives.

Catalan police said on Monday that, while all 12 of the suspects they were looking for were accounted for, an investigation into whether the cell had international links would go on.

French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb on Tuesday confirmed press reports that the Audi used in the Cambrils attack had been caught on camera speeding in the Paris area about a week earlier. Authorities did not know why it was there, he said.

French authorities were unaware of the existence of the Catalan cell, Collomb told BFM TV, saying they were &quot;exclusively Spanish&quot;.

Spanish police have sought information from Belgian authorities on a visit the imam, Es Satty, made there last year.

The four, the only ones still alive among the 12 men thought to constitute the group, were brought from Barcelona to Madrid and arrived at the High Court, which deals with terrorism cases, in a convoy of police vehicles with sirens wailing

Four men accused of killing 13 people in Barcelona last week appeared in court on Tuesday, a day after the alleged driver was shot dead by police. The four, the only ones still alive among the 12 men thought to constitute the group, were brought from Barcelona to Madrid and arrived at the High Court, which deals with terrorism cases, in a convoy of police vehicles with sirens wailing. Police on Monday shot dead 22-year-old Younes Abouyaaqoub, who they had identified as the driver of the van that careered along the packed Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona on Thursday, leaving a trail of 13 dead and 120 injured from 34 countries. After the attack, Abouyaaqoub escaped on foot, stabbing to death a man who was parking his car and fleeing in the vehicle. Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia said on Tuesday he walked some 40 km (25 miles) from Sant Just Desvern, a town on the outskirts of Barcelona where he ditched the hijacked car, to Subirats, where he was shot dead. Abouyaaqoub, who had changed clothes, walked by night and hid during the day, the paper said citing sources involved in the investigation. Carlos Mundo, the top justice official in the Catalan government, said police were investigating whether Abouyaaqoub had any support while on the run. "It is clear that he must have had some form of logistics," he told Catalonia Radio. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the van attack and a separate deadly assault, hours later, in the coastal resort of Cambrils, south of Barcelona. In Cambrils, a car rammed into passers-by and its occupants got out and tried to stab people. The five assailants, who were wearing what turned out to be fake explosive belts, were shot dead by police, while a Spanish woman died in the attack. In little more than a year, Islamist militants have used vehicles as weapons to kill nearly 130 people in France, Germany, Britain, Sweden and Spain. Most of the 12 suspects lived in the town of Ripoll, set in forested hills beneath the Pyrenees north of Barcelona near the French border, and most were young men of Moroccan descent. One of those who appeared before investigating magistrate Fernando Andreu was Driss Oukabir, whose passport was found in the abandoned van after the Barcelona attack. He turned himself in to police, protesting his innocence and saying his younger brother Moussa Oukabir, 17, who was killed in Cambrils, had stolen his documents. Also in court was Mohammed Aalla, owner of the Audi car used in the Cambrils attack. One of his brothers, Said, was killed in Cambrils and a second, Youssef, is believed by police to have died in an explosion at a house used by the plotters at Alcanar, southwest of Barcelona, the day before the Barcelona attack. Mohamed Houli Chemlal, arrested after being hurt in the blast at Alcanar, also appeared in court as did Salah el Karib, who ran an internet cafe in Ripoll that, according to La Vanguardia newspaper, was used to send money to Morocco. At Tuesday's closed-door hearing, Andreu planned to read out charges against the men expected to include counts of terrorism, murder and weapons possession. Andreu was then to ask the accused if they wish to testify, in which case he would question them. The hearing was likely to end in the suspects being remanded in custody while the judge conducts an investigation that could take months or even years before a trial is organised. A Ripoll imam who police suspect may have radicalised the young men, Abdelbaki Es Satty, is believed to have died in the explosion in Alcanar. Police believe the blast foiled the group's plans for a much bigger attack using explosives. Catalan police said on Monday that, while all 12 of the suspects they were looking for were accounted for, an investigation into whether the cell had international links would go on. French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb on Tuesday confirmed press reports that the Audi used in the Cambrils attack had been caught on camera speeding in the Paris area about a week earlier. Authorities did not know why it was there, he said. French authorities were unaware of the existence of the Catalan cell, Collomb told BFM TV, saying they were "exclusively Spanish". Spanish police have sought information from Belgian authorities on a visit the imam, Es Satty, made there last year.

Four suspected Barcelona attack plotters appear in court

An alleged member of the terror cell that unleashed carnage in Spain last week admitted to a judge Tuesday that he and other suspects had planned a bigger attack, a judicial source said.

Mohamed Houli Chemlal, 21, was the first of four surviving suspects to be questioned in Madrid&#39;s National Court, which deals with terror-related cases, over the attacks in Barcelona and a seaside resort that claimed 15 lives and wounded more than 100 people.

The Spaniard was injured in an accidental explosion at a makeshift bomb factory on Wednesday evening that killed an imam, Abdelbaki Es Satty, thought to have radicalised him and other young suspects.

Police had previously revealed that the suspected jihadists had been preparing bombs for &quot;one or more attacks in Barcelona&quot;.

Josep Lluis Trapero, head of police in Catalonia, said 120 gas canisters and traces of TATP components -- a homemade explosive that is a hallmark of the Islamic State group that claimed the attacks -- had been found at their bomb factory.

The accidental explosion in the house in Alcanar, south of Barcelona, may have forced the suspects to modify their plans.

&nbsp;Logistical support?

The questioning of the four suspects caps five days of angst following the vehicle ramming attacks in Barcelona and the seaside resort of Cambrils.

Spanish police shot dead Younes Abouyaaqoub, the suspected Barcelona van driver, on Monday in a dramatic end to the manhunt for the Moroccan national, who shouted &quot;God is greatest&quot; when he was killed.

He was the last fugitive member of a 12-man cell suspected of plotting the attacks.

Besides the four men detained, the rest were killed, either by police or in the explosion in Alcanar.

While Catalan police say the cell has been dismantled, investigators are trying to determine if it had logistical or other forms of support from other individuals.

Questions are also arising about the group&#39;s possible international connections.

Audi in Paris, imam in Belgium

In Belgium, the mayor of the Vilvorde region told AFP that Satty spent time in the Brussels suburb of Machelen -- next to the city&#39;s airport -- between January and March 2016.

On the other side of Brussels, the Molenbeek suburb has gained notoriety as a hotbed of international jihadists after the Brussels bombings in March 2016 and the Paris attacks in November 2015.

And in France, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb told BFMTV that the Audi used to mow down people in Cambrils had been detected by speed cameras in the Paris region while making &quot;a very rapid return trip&quot; days before the Spanish attacks.

Collomb is due to host Spanish counterpart Juan Ignacio Zoido on Wednesday for talks due to include anti-terrorism cooperation.

At least one of the suspects also spent a night in Zurich in December, according to Swiss police, which said it was too early to speculate about any connections with Switzerland.

- In bandages but fit -

The four suspects in court included Driss Oukabir, the older brother of Moussa who was killed by police in Cambrils on Friday along with four other suspects.

The others were Mohamed Aallaa, one of three brothers allegedly involved, and Salh El Karib, who manages a store that allows people to make calls abroad.

Chemlal, dressed in hospital patient clothing and with his right hand bandaged, was brought in after a doctor determined that he was fit for interrogation, a court spokesman told AFP.

Veteran magistrate Fernando Andreu is due to determine which charges to file against the four men and what role they may have played in the terror plot.

&#39;One or more&#39; attacks

Five days on, a clearer picture is emerging of the events that unfolded last week.

Abouyaaqoub used a vehicle to smash into crowds on Barcelona&#39;s famous Las Ramblas boulevard, killing 13 people and injuring more than 100.

While on the run, the 22-year-old stabbed to death the driver of a car he hijacked to get away.

Several hours later, a similar vehicle attack in Cambrils saw a car run into pedestrians, with one occupant jumping out and stabbing a woman, who later died.

Police shot dead the five attackers there, some of whom were wearing fake explosive belts.

Abouyaaqoub was gunned down on Monday in a village about 60 kilometres (40 miles) west of Barcelona, after receiving multiple tip-offs.

Police opened fire as he appeared to be wearing an explosive belt, which turned out to be fake.

The victims of the attacks were from three dozen countries including those as far afield as Australia, China and the United States. 
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Mohamed Houli Chemlal, an alleged member of the terror cell that unleashed the carnage, admitted to a judge that he and the other suspects had planned a bigger attack, a judicial source said

An alleged member of the terror cell that unleashed carnage in Spain last week admitted to a judge Tuesday that he and other suspects had planned a bigger attack, a judicial source said. Mohamed Houli Chemlal, 21, was the first of four surviving suspects to be questioned in Madrid's National Court, which deals with terror-related cases, over the attacks in Barcelona and a seaside resort that claimed 15 lives and wounded more than 100 people. The Spaniard was injured in an accidental explosion at a makeshift bomb factory on Wednesday evening that killed an imam, Abdelbaki Es Satty, thought to have radicalised him and other young suspects. Police had previously revealed that the suspected jihadists had been preparing bombs for "one or more attacks in Barcelona". Josep Lluis Trapero, head of police in Catalonia, said 120 gas canisters and traces of TATP components -- a homemade explosive that is a hallmark of the Islamic State group that claimed the attacks -- had been found at their bomb factory. The accidental explosion in the house in Alcanar, south of Barcelona, may have forced the suspects to modify their plans. Logistical support? The questioning of the four suspects caps five days of angst following the vehicle ramming attacks in Barcelona and the seaside resort of Cambrils. Spanish police shot dead Younes Abouyaaqoub, the suspected Barcelona van driver, on Monday in a dramatic end to the manhunt for the Moroccan national, who shouted "God is greatest" when he was killed. He was the last fugitive member of a 12-man cell suspected of plotting the attacks. Besides the four men detained, the rest were killed, either by police or in the explosion in Alcanar. While Catalan police say the cell has been dismantled, investigators are trying to determine if it had logistical or other forms of support from other individuals. Questions are also arising about the group's possible international connections. Audi in Paris, imam in Belgium In Belgium, the mayor of the Vilvorde region told AFP that Satty spent time in the Brussels suburb of Machelen -- next to the city's airport -- between January and March 2016. On the other side of Brussels, the Molenbeek suburb has gained notoriety as a hotbed of international jihadists after the Brussels bombings in March 2016 and the Paris attacks in November 2015. And in France, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb told BFMTV that the Audi used to mow down people in Cambrils had been detected by speed cameras in the Paris region while making "a very rapid return trip" days before the Spanish attacks. Collomb is due to host Spanish counterpart Juan Ignacio Zoido on Wednesday for talks due to include anti-terrorism cooperation. At least one of the suspects also spent a night in Zurich in December, according to Swiss police, which said it was too early to speculate about any connections with Switzerland. - In bandages but fit - The four suspects in court included Driss Oukabir, the older brother of Moussa who was killed by police in Cambrils on Friday along with four other suspects. The others were Mohamed Aallaa, one of three brothers allegedly involved, and Salh El Karib, who manages a store that allows people to make calls abroad. Chemlal, dressed in hospital patient clothing and with his right hand bandaged, was brought in after a doctor determined that he was fit for interrogation, a court spokesman told AFP. Veteran magistrate Fernando Andreu is due to determine which charges to file against the four men and what role they may have played in the terror plot. 'One or more' attacks Five days on, a clearer picture is emerging of the events that unfolded last week. Abouyaaqoub used a vehicle to smash into crowds on Barcelona's famous Las Ramblas boulevard, killing 13 people and injuring more than 100. While on the run, the 22-year-old stabbed to death the driver of a car he hijacked to get away. Several hours later, a similar vehicle attack in Cambrils saw a car run into pedestrians, with one occupant jumping out and stabbing a woman, who later died. Police shot dead the five attackers there, some of whom were wearing fake explosive belts. Abouyaaqoub was gunned down on Monday in a village about 60 kilometres (40 miles) west of Barcelona, after receiving multiple tip-offs. Police opened fire as he appeared to be wearing an explosive belt, which turned out to be fake. The victims of the attacks were from three dozen countries including those as far afield as Australia, China and the United States.

Barcelona terror attack suspect tells judge was planning bigger carnage

One person has been killed after a car hit people at a Marseille bus stop in France today even as Spanish<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/spanish-police-say-driver-of-barcelona-rampage-van-identified-19255">&nbsp;police said they had identified the man who had killed 13 people</a> in Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona on Thursday.

The driver in the southern city of Marseille&nbsp;first hit a bus shelter around 8:15 am local time in the 13th arrondissement - or district in the northern part of the city, before hitting a second bus shelter an hour later in the 11th arrondissement, several kms&nbsp;south, Reuters reported.

Marseille&#39;s prosecutor Xavier Tarabeux said that investigators had no &quot;element pointing to a terrorist attack&quot; and that the driver was believed to suffer from &quot;psychiatric&quot; problems.

&quot;He was found with a letter from a psychiatric clinic and we are leaning towards treating it as a mental health case,&quot; Tarabeux told AFP.

Police said that the driver has been arrested.&nbsp;Reports said the driver is a 35-year-old man who allegedly stole the car.&nbsp;

&quot;At the moment we have no information on the motives of this individual,&quot; a police official told Reuters.

At least one person was injured in the collision, police said. The police haven&#39;t declared the incident as a terror attack.

Julien Ravier, mayor of the 11th and 12th districts, told BFMTV news channel that the victim was a woman in her 40s who was waiting alone at the stop, Reuters reported.

Reuters reported BFMTV as saying that a bystander noted the registration number of the car, which the police used to trace the vehicle to the city&#39;s Old Port district, where the suspect was arrested.

One person has been killed after a bus hit people at a bus stop in Marseille

One person has been killed after a car hit people at a Marseille bus stop in France today even as Spanish police said they had identified the man who had killed 13 people in Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona on Thursday. The driver in the southern city of Marseille first hit a bus shelter around 8:15 am local time in the 13th arrondissement - or district in the northern part of the city, before hitting a second bus shelter an hour later in the 11th arrondissement, several kms south, Reuters reported. Marseille's prosecutor Xavier Tarabeux said that investigators had no "element pointing to a terrorist attack" and that the driver was believed to suffer from "psychiatric" problems. "He was found with a letter from a psychiatric clinic and we are leaning towards treating it as a mental health case," Tarabeux told AFP. Police said that the driver has been arrested. Reports said the driver is a 35-year-old man who allegedly stole the car. "At the moment we have no information on the motives of this individual," a police official told Reuters. At least one person was injured in the collision, police said. The police haven't declared the incident as a terror attack. Julien Ravier, mayor of the 11th and 12th districts, told BFMTV news channel that the victim was a woman in her 40s who was waiting alone at the stop, Reuters reported. Reuters reported BFMTV as saying that a bystander noted the registration number of the car, which the police used to trace the vehicle to the city's Old Port district, where the suspect was arrested.

France: Car crash not being treated as terror case, says Marseille Prosecutor

A suspect still at large after the Barcelona van attack began showing more religiously conservative behaviour within the past year and refused to shake hands with women during a visit to his birthplace in Morocco in March, family members say.

The relatives expressed shock and anger on Sunday after discovering the alleged involvement in the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/spanish-police-say-driver-of-barcelona-rampage-van-identified-19255">Barcelona attack of Younes Abouyaaqoub,</a> 22, as well as his brother and two cousins, all originally from the small Moroccan town of Mrirt.

Abouyaaqoub is one of 12 suspects in Thursday&#39;s attack on Las Ramblas, Barcelona&#39;s most famous boulevard, in which a van ploughed into holidaymakers, killing 13 people.

Abouyaaqoub&#39;s brother El Houssaine and first cousins Mohamed and Omar Hychami are three of five men killed by police during a subsequent attack early on Friday in the Catalan town of Cambrils, further down the coast from Barcelona.

Spanish media say authorities believe Younes Abouyaaqoub drove the van though Catalan police can not confirm who was at the wheel. Police are hunting for him in Catalonia and on the French border.

Relatives in Mrirt, about 150 km (93 miles) south east of the capital, Rabat, said they last saw Younes and Mohamed when they showed up for a brief, unexpected visit in March.

&quot;I opened the door, and I saw Younes and Mohamed on motorcycles. No one in the family knew they were coming. That&#39;s the last time we saw them,&quot; said a female cousin who asked not to be named.

She said Mohamed was the more conservative one, but also that he had frequented nightclubs and drank alcohol before his behaviour changed about three years ago. She blames him for influencing Younes.

&quot;Up until last year, Younes was totally normal, but when he visited us earlier this year, he refused to shake our hands, just like Mohamed,&quot; she said.

&quot;Younes came in, showered, went to Friday prayer at the local mosque, and we all had lunch together,&quot; she continued. &quot;After that, we travelled together around the country, went to family occasions like weddings, things were normal.&quot;

Shock

In the family home in Mrirt, a predominantly Berber community in Khenifra province, the TV was kept switched on for news about Younes&#39; whereabouts.

Relatives say they found out about the cousins&#39; suspected links to the Barcelona attack while watching the news on Friday, when they saw images of Younes and the others flash up, along with their names.

&quot;I wanted to die, I could not believe it,&quot; says Chrifa Hychami, grandmother to both sets of brothers.

Mrirt is poor and remote, and many residents have migrated to Europe. Cars with European number plates belonging to families back for the summer are commonplace on the streets.

According to Fatima Abouyaaqoub, an aunt, Younes moved to Spain around 1999, a year after his father, Omar Abouyaaqoub, travelled there from Morocco by boat.

Omar works in the lumber industry in Spain, Fatima said, and was working in France last year.

&quot;I hold no sympathies for Younes, even if they catch him and kill him,&quot; said Fatima.

&quot;I worry for my brother, his father, and his mother, who are illiterate and don&#39;t even speak Arabic or Spanish,&quot; says Fatima. &quot;Those boys took advantage of their parents&#39; illiteracy.&quot;

Fatima believes it is possible Younes and the others were indoctrinated by Abdelbaki Es Satty, an imam in the Spanish town of Ripoll, whose landlord said he left Ripoll two days before the attack.

&quot;Those boys can&#39;t even read Arabic,&quot; said Fatima. &quot;Whatever changed them happened in Europe, not here.&quot;

A relative of two other Moroccan suspects in the Barcelona attack, Moussa and Driss Oukabir, also expressed surprise at their involvement, saying they had been expecting Moussa to join them during the summer holidays in Morocco.

Moussa, 17, was among those shot dead in Cambrils, and Driss has been arrested. Both lived in Ripoll.

&quot;The family was preparing for a wedding, but we cancelled the wedding following the news,&quot; said Ikhlef Oukabir, a second cousin, speaking by phone from Melouiya, about 200 km (125 miles) south east of Rabat.

Abouyaaqoub is one of 12 suspects in Thursday's attack on Las Ramblas, Barcelona's most famous boulevard, in which a van ploughed into holidaymakers, killing 13 people

A suspect still at large after the Barcelona van attack began showing more religiously conservative behaviour within the past year and refused to shake hands with women during a visit to his birthplace in Morocco in March, family members say. The relatives expressed shock and anger on Sunday after discovering the alleged involvement in the Barcelona attack of Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, as well as his brother and two cousins, all originally from the small Moroccan town of Mrirt. Abouyaaqoub is one of 12 suspects in Thursday's attack on Las Ramblas, Barcelona's most famous boulevard, in which a van ploughed into holidaymakers, killing 13 people. Abouyaaqoub's brother El Houssaine and first cousins Mohamed and Omar Hychami are three of five men killed by police during a subsequent attack early on Friday in the Catalan town of Cambrils, further down the coast from Barcelona. Spanish media say authorities believe Younes Abouyaaqoub drove the van though Catalan police can not confirm who was at the wheel. Police are hunting for him in Catalonia and on the French border. Relatives in Mrirt, about 150 km (93 miles) south east of the capital, Rabat, said they last saw Younes and Mohamed when they showed up for a brief, unexpected visit in March. "I opened the door, and I saw Younes and Mohamed on motorcycles. No one in the family knew they were coming. That's the last time we saw them," said a female cousin who asked not to be named. She said Mohamed was the more conservative one, but also that he had frequented nightclubs and drank alcohol before his behaviour changed about three years ago. She blames him for influencing Younes. "Up until last year, Younes was totally normal, but when he visited us earlier this year, he refused to shake our hands, just like Mohamed," she said. "Younes came in, showered, went to Friday prayer at the local mosque, and we all had lunch together," she continued. "After that, we travelled together around the country, went to family occasions like weddings, things were normal." Shock In the family home in Mrirt, a predominantly Berber community in Khenifra province, the TV was kept switched on for news about Younes' whereabouts. Relatives say they found out about the cousins' suspected links to the Barcelona attack while watching the news on Friday, when they saw images of Younes and the others flash up, along with their names. "I wanted to die, I could not believe it," says Chrifa Hychami, grandmother to both sets of brothers. Mrirt is poor and remote, and many residents have migrated to Europe. Cars with European number plates belonging to families back for the summer are commonplace on the streets. According to Fatima Abouyaaqoub, an aunt, Younes moved to Spain around 1999, a year after his father, Omar Abouyaaqoub, travelled there from Morocco by boat. Omar works in the lumber industry in Spain, Fatima said, and was working in France last year. "I hold no sympathies for Younes, even if they catch him and kill him," said Fatima. "I worry for my brother, his father, and his mother, who are illiterate and don't even speak Arabic or Spanish," says Fatima. "Those boys took advantage of their parents' illiteracy." Fatima believes it is possible Younes and the others were indoctrinated by Abdelbaki Es Satty, an imam in the Spanish town of Ripoll, whose landlord said he left Ripoll two days before the attack. "Those boys can't even read Arabic," said Fatima. "Whatever changed them happened in Europe, not here." A relative of two other Moroccan suspects in the Barcelona attack, Moussa and Driss Oukabir, also expressed surprise at their involvement, saying they had been expecting Moussa to join them during the summer holidays in Morocco. Moussa, 17, was among those shot dead in Cambrils, and Driss has been arrested. Both lived in Ripoll. "The family was preparing for a wedding, but we cancelled the wedding following the news," said Ikhlef Oukabir, a second cousin, speaking by phone from Melouiya, about 200 km (125 miles) south east of Rabat.

Moroccan suspect in Barcelona attack turned more conservative in past year - Family

Spanish police said Monday that they have identified the driver of the van that mowed down pedestrians on the busy Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona, killing 13.

Police in Catalonia announced the identification on Twitter, without giving his name.&nbsp;

But Catalonia&#39;s regional interior minister Joaquim Forn told local radio that &quot;everything suggests the van driver is Younes Abouyaaqoub&quot;.&nbsp;

The 22-year-old Moroccan remains at large, and police said Sunday that they did not know if he was still in Spain.

&quot;We don&#39;t know where he is,&quot; regional police chief Josep Lluis Trapero said Sunday.

Police announced the identification on Twitter but did not give the driver's name

Spanish police said Monday that they have identified the driver of the van that mowed down pedestrians on the busy Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona, killing 13. Police in Catalonia announced the identification on Twitter, without giving his name. But Catalonia's regional interior minister Joaquim Forn told local radio that "everything suggests the van driver is Younes Abouyaaqoub". The 22-year-old Moroccan remains at large, and police said Sunday that they did not know if he was still in Spain. "We don't know where he is," regional police chief Josep Lluis Trapero said Sunday.

Driver of Barcelona attack van identified, say police

The man who <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/dozens-injured-after-van-crashes-into-pedestrians-in-barcelona-19141" target="_blank">rammed his car into tourists at Barcelona&#39;s Las Ramblas</a> fled the scene on foot before stabbing a man and taking his car, the police in Catalonia said, Reuters reported.&nbsp;

A search is currently on for the man who has been identified as <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/spanish-police-say-driver-of-barcelona-rampage-van-identified-19255" target="_blank">Younes Abouyaaqoub, a 22-year-old Mor</a>occan.

Police believe that the suspect rammed the car into officials at a police checkpoint before abandoning it.

Thirteen people were killed in the van attack last week in Barcelona.

Another woman was killed hours later by suspected Islamist militants in Cambrils.&nbsp;

(With inputs from Reuters)

The man has been identified by the police as 22-year-old Moroccan and a hunt is on across Europe to catch him

The man who rammed his car into tourists at Barcelona's Las Ramblas fled the scene on foot before stabbing a man and taking his car, the police in Catalonia said, Reuters reported. A search is currently on for the man who has been identified as Younes Abouyaaqoub, a 22-year-old Moroccan. Police believe that the suspect rammed the car into officials at a police checkpoint before abandoning it. Thirteen people were killed in the van attack last week in Barcelona. Another woman was killed hours later by suspected Islamist militants in Cambrils. (With inputs from Reuters)

Man who rammed car into crowd in Barcelona killed another before fleeing in his car: Police

The death toll in attacks in Catalonia rose to 14&nbsp;on Friday&nbsp;when a woman injured in the town of Cambrils died, Catalan emergency services said.

Police shot dead five would-be attackers in Cambrils, south of Barcelona after a suspected Islamist militant drove a van into crowds on a famous avenue in Barcelona.

The death toll in the Catalonia attacks is now 14

The death toll in attacks in Catalonia rose to 14 on Friday when a woman injured in the town of Cambrils died, Catalan emergency services said. Police shot dead five would-be attackers in Cambrils, south of Barcelona after a suspected Islamist militant drove a van into crowds on a famous avenue in Barcelona.

Woman injured in Cambrils attack dies

Victims of a <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/spanish-police-shoots-five-suspects-dead-after-barcelona-killings-19176">double vehicle attack in Spain</a> that left 14 people dead and around 100 injured were from at least 34 different countries, Spain&#39;s civil protection agency said&nbsp;Friday.

The agency tweeted that among the dead and injured in Barcelona, a city hugely popular with tourists worldwide, and the seaside resort of Cambrils were nationals from France, Pakistan, Spain, the Netherlands, China, Venezuela, Mauritania, Australia and Britain.

Authorities said the victims were from, among others, France, Pakistan, Spain, the Netherlands, China, Venezuela, Mauritania, Australia, and Britain

Victims of a double vehicle attack in Spain that left 14 people dead and around 100 injured were from at least 34 different countries, Spain's civil protection agency said Friday. The agency tweeted that among the dead and injured in Barcelona, a city hugely popular with tourists worldwide, and the seaside resort of Cambrils were nationals from France, Pakistan, Spain, the Netherlands, China, Venezuela, Mauritania, Australia and Britain.

At least 34 nationalities among Spain attack victims: Authorities

A fourth suspect was arrested&nbsp;Friday&nbsp;over twin attacks in Spain&#39;s Catalonia that saw vehicles plough into pedestrians in Barcelona and the nearby seaside town of Cambrils, killing 14 and injuring over 100, police said.

&quot;A fourth person has been detained in relation to the events that have taken place in the last few hours in Cambrils and Barcelona,&quot; police in the Catalonia region tweeted.

The attacks saw vehicles plough into pedestrians in Barcelona and the nearby seaside town of Cambrils, killing 14 and injuring over 100

A fourth suspect was arrested Friday over twin attacks in Spain's Catalonia that saw vehicles plough into pedestrians in Barcelona and the nearby seaside town of Cambrils, killing 14 and injuring over 100, police said. "A fourth person has been detained in relation to the events that have taken place in the last few hours in Cambrils and Barcelona," police in the Catalonia region tweeted.

Fourth suspect arrested over Spain twin attacks: Police

The Spanish National Police released photos of a 28-year-old man they have arrested in connection with the<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/dozens-injured-after-van-crashes-into-pedestrians-in-barcelona-19141"> van attack in Barcelona </a>which left at least 13 people dead and around 100 injured.

The man, identified by the police as&nbsp;Driss Oukabir, is Moroccon and he is alleged to&nbsp;have rented the van used in the attack.

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Police have arrested a man in connection with the attack in Spain's Barcelona on Thursday

The Spanish National Police released photos of a 28-year-old man they have arrested in connection with the van attack in Barcelona which left at least 13 people dead and around 100 injured. The man, identified by the police as Driss Oukabir, is Moroccon and he is alleged to have rented the van used in the attack. A handout picture downloaded on August 17, 2017 on Moroccan Driss Oukabir's Facebook account shows himself posing. (AFP) × The driver of the van that mowed into a packed street in Barcelona is still on the run, Spanish police said.

Barcelona attack: Who is Driss Oukabir?

Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning, following sharp falls in New York on a deadly attack in Spain and rising concerns over the fate of US President Donald Trump&#39;s economic agenda.

A van driver ploughed into crowds of pedestrians on Barcelona&#39;s most popular street in broad daylight on Thursday, killing 13 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.

Hours later, Spanish police said they had shot dead &quot;four suspected terrorists&quot; and injured another one in Cambrils, a city south of Barcelona.

Investors are likely to shun risks after all major indices fell on Wall Street and the yen strengthened, a negative for Japanese shares, Okasan Online Securities said in a commentary.

&quot;A van ramming broke out in Spain in what is believed to be a terror attack at a time when President Trump&#39;s views on racial discrimination were drawing criticism from various quarters,&quot; said Yoshihiro Ito, chief strategist at the brokerage.&nbsp;

&quot;This made risk-off sentiment prevail,&quot; he added.

Tokyo&#39;s benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.02 per cent, or 201.10 points, to sit at 19,501.53 by the break while the Topix index of all first-section issues was down 1.03 per cent, or 16.59 points, at 1,598.23. 
In Washington, the administration has faced an exodus of CEOs outraged at the president&#39;s comments on white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups involved in violence last weekend in Virginia that killed one woman.

&quot;There had been strong concerns toward President Trump&#39;s policy operation until now, but his comments on race have put him in an even more precarious position,&quot; Hideyuki Ishiguro, a senior strategist at Daiwa Securities, told Bloomberg News.

The White House Thursday said Trump has abandoned plans to form an advisory council on infrastructure.

The yen, a safe haven for buyers in times of uncertainty, rose against the dollar, a negative development for Japanese exporters as the stronger currency erodes their repatriated profits.&nbsp;

The greenback was at 109.43 yen on Friday against 109.57 yen in New York and 109.86 yen in Tokyo earlier Thursday.

In Tokyo trade, automakers were lower with Toyota down 0.92 per cent to end the morning at 6,118 yen while Honda fell 0.95 per cent to 3,014 yen.

Financial stocks fell sharply. Top brokerage Nomura tumbled 2.15 per cent to 628 yen and major bank Mitsubishi UFJ lost 1.93 per cent to end the morning at 679.7 yen.&nbsp;

A van driver ploughed into crowds of pedestrians on Barcelona's most popular street in broad daylight on Thursday, killing 13 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group

Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning, following sharp falls in New York on a deadly attack in Spain and rising concerns over the fate of US President Donald Trump's economic agenda. A van driver ploughed into crowds of pedestrians on Barcelona's most popular street in broad daylight on Thursday, killing 13 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. Hours later, Spanish police said they had shot dead "four suspected terrorists" and injured another one in Cambrils, a city south of Barcelona. Investors are likely to shun risks after all major indices fell on Wall Street and the yen strengthened, a negative for Japanese shares, Okasan Online Securities said in a commentary. "A van ramming broke out in Spain in what is believed to be a terror attack at a time when President Trump's views on racial discrimination were drawing criticism from various quarters," said Yoshihiro Ito, chief strategist at the brokerage. "This made risk-off sentiment prevail," he added. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.02 per cent, or 201.10 points, to sit at 19,501.53 by the break while the Topix index of all first-section issues was down 1.03 per cent, or 16.59 points, at 1,598.23. In Washington, the administration has faced an exodus of CEOs outraged at the president's comments on white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups involved in violence last weekend in Virginia that killed one woman. "There had been strong concerns toward President Trump's policy operation until now, but his comments on race have put him in an even more precarious position," Hideyuki Ishiguro, a senior strategist at Daiwa Securities, told Bloomberg News. The White House Thursday said Trump has abandoned plans to form an advisory council on infrastructure. The yen, a safe haven for buyers in times of uncertainty, rose against the dollar, a negative development for Japanese exporters as the stronger currency erodes their repatriated profits. The greenback was at 109.43 yen on Friday against 109.57 yen in New York and 109.86 yen in Tokyo earlier Thursday. In Tokyo trade, automakers were lower with Toyota down 0.92 per cent to end the morning at 6,118 yen while Honda fell 0.95 per cent to 3,014 yen. Financial stocks fell sharply. Top brokerage Nomura tumbled 2.15 per cent to 628 yen and major bank Mitsubishi UFJ lost 1.93 per cent to end the morning at 679.7 yen.

Tokyo stocks down at break as Spain attack jolts markets

US stocks fell sharply Thursday following a deadly attack in Spain and amid rising concerns President Donald Trump may have endangered his economic agenda after alienating business leaders.&nbsp;

Investors also were rattled early Thursday by rumors White House economic advisor Gary Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs president, could resign. A White House source denied this, however.

The investment bank was among the biggest losers on the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average, which had its largest drop in three months and turned negative for the month.

The Dow dropped 1.2 per cent to finish at 21,750.73 and the broader S&amp;P 500 gave up 1.5 per cent to close at 2,430.01.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq suffered the biggest loss, sinking 1.9 per cent to close at 6,221.91.

After opening lower, stock losses accelerated shortly after 11 am after an attacker in Barcelona slammed a van into crowds on a popular tourist street, killing at least 13 people and injuring 50, authorities said.

Prior to the attack, investors already were fretting over news Trump had dissolved two business councils amid an exodus of CEOs seeking to distance themselves from the US president&#39;s heavily-criticised response to a white supremacy rally over the weekend.

Trump&#39;s agenda of tax cuts and infrastructure spending now faces a bitterly divided Congress with which he has repeatedly butted heads.

Disbanding the CEO advisory boards, &quot;created a lot of concerns for investors,&quot; said Adam Sarhan of 50 Park Investment.&nbsp;

&quot;This is the first time since Trump took office there is a disconnect between him and the business community.&quot;

Sarhan said previous political shocks, such as Republican failure to repeal the previous administration&#39;s health care laws or the nuclear brinkmanship with North Korea, had not directly affected economic policy.

&quot;This is the first time where we have a political event that directly impacts the economy. That is why stocks are selling off. It is not just noise.&quot;

Goldman Sachs fell 1.8 per cent and Cisco Systems was the Dow&#39;s biggest loser, tumbling by four per cent, after reporting disappointing earnings in its security business.

Apple fell 1.9 per cent, dragging down the S&amp;P and the Nasdaq, while Wal-Mart Stores lost 1.6 per cent after reporting a steep decline in profits despite posting a 60 per cent gain in internet sales and beating expectations on earnings per share.

The investment bank was among the biggest losers on the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average, which had its largest drop in three months and turned negative for the month

US stocks fell sharply Thursday following a deadly attack in Spain and amid rising concerns President Donald Trump may have endangered his economic agenda after alienating business leaders. Investors also were rattled early Thursday by rumors White House economic advisor Gary Cohn, a former Goldman Sachs president, could resign. A White House source denied this, however. The investment bank was among the biggest losers on the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average, which had its largest drop in three months and turned negative for the month. The Dow dropped 1.2 per cent to finish at 21,750.73 and the broader S&P 500 gave up 1.5 per cent to close at 2,430.01. The tech-heavy Nasdaq suffered the biggest loss, sinking 1.9 per cent to close at 6,221.91. After opening lower, stock losses accelerated shortly after 11 am after an attacker in Barcelona slammed a van into crowds on a popular tourist street, killing at least 13 people and injuring 50, authorities said. Prior to the attack, investors already were fretting over news Trump had dissolved two business councils amid an exodus of CEOs seeking to distance themselves from the US president's heavily-criticised response to a white supremacy rally over the weekend. Trump's agenda of tax cuts and infrastructure spending now faces a bitterly divided Congress with which he has repeatedly butted heads. Disbanding the CEO advisory boards, "created a lot of concerns for investors," said Adam Sarhan of 50 Park Investment. "This is the first time since Trump took office there is a disconnect between him and the business community." Sarhan said previous political shocks, such as Republican failure to repeal the previous administration's health care laws or the nuclear brinkmanship with North Korea, had not directly affected economic policy. "This is the first time where we have a political event that directly impacts the economy. That is why stocks are selling off. It is not just noise." Goldman Sachs fell 1.8 per cent and Cisco Systems was the Dow's biggest loser, tumbling by four per cent, after reporting disappointing earnings in its security business. Apple fell 1.9 per cent, dragging down the S&P and the Nasdaq, while Wal-Mart Stores lost 1.6 per cent after reporting a steep decline in profits despite posting a 60 per cent gain in internet sales and beating expectations on earnings per share.

Wall Street tumbles on Spain terror, Trump policy worries

Spanish reigning Grand Slam champions Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza were shaken and saddened by Thursday&#39;s attack in Barcelona that left 13 people dead and another 100 injured.

&quot;Shattered by what has happened in Barcelona! All my support for the families affected and the city,&quot; Nadal tweeted.

Nadal&#39;s scheduled third-round match against countryman Albert Ramos-Vinolas at the WTA and ATP Cincinnati Masters was postponed due to rain.

The 31-year-old winner of 10 French Open crowns captured the ATP title this year at Barcelona as well as in Madrid, Monte Carlo and Roland Garros for his 15th Grand Slam crown in June. 
A van driver slammed into crowds on Las Ramblas, Barcelona&#39;s most popular street, in a daylight attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. Police was treating the incident as a terrorist attack.

Sixth-ranked Muguruza, who captured the Wimbledon title last month, learned of the incident during a two-hour rain delay in her 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3) victory over American Madison Keys.

&quot;I couldn&#39;t believe it. I have been so many times to that place, so many times. It&#39;s like a main street with a lot of shops and people,&quot; Muguruza said.

&quot;I was very surprised because you always hear what happened in Paris and in London, and you&#39;re, like, &#39;Shit.&#39; But now, I&#39;ve been so many times to this place, it&#39;s like my home. And I feel, like, &#39;Shit.&#39;

&quot;I&#39;ve been there so many times. So it really shocked me. Really shocked me.

&quot;I&#39;m just sad for the people that were there. I feel like if you&#39;re in the wrong place at the wrong time, it can happen anywhere.&quot;

Once Muguruza learned of the attack, she called to make certain her family was unharmed.

&quot;During the rain delay. I&#39;m like OK, I was listening to music, I checked for news and stuff, and I&#39;m like, &#39;Oh,&#39;&quot; Muguruza said. &quot;I checked with my family. Everything is OK, but, you know, it&#39;s just incredible.&quot;

&nbsp;Emotional shock&nbsp;

Muguruza said she was able to set aside the emotional shock and return to finish her match, deadlocked 2-2 in the third set when the storm struck. She saved three match points before breaking in the 12th game, then led all the way in the tie-breaker.

&quot;I&#39;m used to putting so many things aside to be able to compete. That&#39;s my every day, putting things aside and going out there and have two hours of concentration of tennis,&quot; Muguruza said. 
&quot;I just make sure that people around me are fine. There is not a lot I can do anymore. Just support the people. Be with them. But at the end I&#39;ve got to go play. And after, we can talk again. But I have to kind of block it for two hours.&quot;

David Ferrer, who also advanced to the quarter-finals, tweeted after his match: &quot;All my solidarity with the people affected in the attack of Barcelona .. Very sad all that is happening.&quot;

And Ramos-Vinolas tweeted ahead of his meeting with Nadal: &quot;Great pain when seeing what is happening in #Barcelona. A part of me is today with you. A hug to all affected families.&quot;

Thursday's attack in Barcelona had left 13 people dead and another 100 injured

Spanish reigning Grand Slam champions Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza were shaken and saddened by Thursday's attack in Barcelona that left 13 people dead and another 100 injured. "Shattered by what has happened in Barcelona! All my support for the families affected and the city," Nadal tweeted. Nadal's scheduled third-round match against countryman Albert Ramos-Vinolas at the WTA and ATP Cincinnati Masters was postponed due to rain. The 31-year-old winner of 10 French Open crowns captured the ATP title this year at Barcelona as well as in Madrid, Monte Carlo and Roland Garros for his 15th Grand Slam crown in June. A van driver slammed into crowds on Las Ramblas, Barcelona's most popular street, in a daylight attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. Police was treating the incident as a terrorist attack. Sixth-ranked Muguruza, who captured the Wimbledon title last month, learned of the incident during a two-hour rain delay in her 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/3) victory over American Madison Keys. "I couldn't believe it. I have been so many times to that place, so many times. It's like a main street with a lot of shops and people," Muguruza said. "I was very surprised because you always hear what happened in Paris and in London, and you're, like, 'Shit.' But now, I've been so many times to this place, it's like my home. And I feel, like, 'Shit.' "I've been there so many times. So it really shocked me. Really shocked me. "I'm just sad for the people that were there. I feel like if you're in the wrong place at the wrong time, it can happen anywhere." Once Muguruza learned of the attack, she called to make certain her family was unharmed. "During the rain delay. I'm like OK, I was listening to music, I checked for news and stuff, and I'm like, 'Oh,'" Muguruza said. "I checked with my family. Everything is OK, but, you know, it's just incredible." Emotional shock Muguruza said she was able to set aside the emotional shock and return to finish her match, deadlocked 2-2 in the third set when the storm struck. She saved three match points before breaking in the 12th game, then led all the way in the tie-breaker. "I'm used to putting so many things aside to be able to compete. That's my every day, putting things aside and going out there and have two hours of concentration of tennis," Muguruza said. "I just make sure that people around me are fine. There is not a lot I can do anymore. Just support the people. Be with them. But at the end I've got to go play. And after, we can talk again. But I have to kind of block it for two hours." David Ferrer, who also advanced to the quarter-finals, tweeted after his match: "All my solidarity with the people affected in the attack of Barcelona .. Very sad all that is happening." And Ramos-Vinolas tweeted ahead of his meeting with Nadal: "Great pain when seeing what is happening in #Barcelona. A part of me is today with you. A hug to all affected families."

Nadal and Muguruza shocked by Barcelona attack

Suspects in Spain&#39;s deadly twin terror attacks were preparing an even bigger assault that was foiled as events unfolded, police said Friday as the death toll rose to 14 with over 100 injured.&nbsp;

Officers also said the driver of the white van which mowed down tourists in the packed centre of Barcelona Thursday evening may have been among suspects killed in the hours since the mayhem started.

Police said they killed five &quot;suspected terrorists&quot; during the night and arrested three others as Spain reeled from the double tragedy in Barcelona and in Cambrils, some 120 kilometres (75 miles) south.

In a poignant moment Friday, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, King Felipe VI and the president of Catalonia -- where both attacks took place -- held a minute of silence in Barcelona. It was followed by applause and shouts of &quot;not afraid&quot;.

In what has been a fast-moving investigation, police were quick to connect the two attacks, and at a briefing Friday afternoon revealed the suspects had apparently been planning something bigger.

&quot;They were preparing one or several attacks in Barcelona and an explosion in Alcanar stopped this as they no longer had the material they needed to commit attacks of an even bigger scope,&quot; said Josep Lluis Trapero of Catalonia&#39;s police.

He was referring to a blast in a house in the town of Alcanar Wednesday evening, which police said killed one person. They said it was caused by an attempt to make explosive devices.

Trapero said that after this, the suspects -- who formed part of a cell -- allegedly went on to commit &quot;more rudimentary&quot; attacks. These involved the vehicles ploughing into pedestrians in Barcelona and Cambrils.&nbsp;

The Cambril suspects had an axe and knives in the car as well as fake explosive belts stuck to their bodies, said police.

The police chief added that the driver of the van in Barcelona could be among the five suspects shot dead by security forces in Cambrils. But while some evidence indicated this, there was no conclusive proof.

Organised &#39;cell&#39; 
Both the Spanish attacks followed the same modus operandi.

Drivers deliberately targeted pedestrians with their vehicles, just the latest in a series of such assaults in Europe, where cars and vans have been used to lethal effect.

Javier Zaragoza, a prosecutor advising the attorney general in terrorism matters, told AFP the attacks were most likely the work of an organised &quot;cell&quot;.

Otso Iho of Jane&#39;s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre added there appeared to be &quot;a much higher level of coordination than has been typically present in previous attacks&quot;.

As world leaders united in condemning the violence, the Islamic State group propaganda agency Amaq claimed that one of its &quot;soldiers&quot; had carried out the rampage in Barcelona.

It is believed to be the first time IS has claimed an attack in Spain.

Relatives separated 
In the Barcelona incident, a white van sped down the popular Las Ramblas avenue packed full of tourists Thursday afternoon, knocking people down and killing 13 in a scene of chaos and horror.

The driver left the vehicle on the busy boulevard and fled on foot.

Witnesses described how the van pushed through the crowd, leaving bodies strewn along the boulevard as people fled for their lives, screaming in panic.

&quot;We were on the city tour bus, we were 20 feet from the accident when it happened,&quot; said Alex Luque, a 19-year-old student from New York.

&quot;We heard the van and the impact with people and then we saw people running.&quot;

Then just eight hours later attackers struck again in the early hours of Friday.

This time, the attack was in the seaside resort of Cambrils where an Audi A3 car rammed into pedestrians, injuring six civilians and a police officer. One of the civilians later died.

The police shot dead the five attackers. The also said the had arrested four suspects, including three Moroccans and a Spaniard.

There were at least 34 nationalities among the dead and injured, from countries including Algeria, Australia, China, France, Ireland, Peru and Venezuela, according to Spain&#39;s civil protection agency.

At least two Italians were among the dead, said officials in Rome. At least one American was killed, according to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Belgium said one of its nationals had also died.

Europe&#39;s deadliest attack 
Spain, the world&#39;s third most popular tourism destination, had until now been spared in the recent wave of extremist attacks that have rocked nearby France, Belgium and Germany.

It had even seen a surge in tourists as visitors fled other restive sunshine destinations like Tunisia and Egypt.

But it is nevertheless no stranger to jihadist attacks.

In March 2004, it was hit by what is still Europe&#39;s deadliest, when bombs on commuter trains in Madrid killed 191 people in an attack claimed by Al Qaeda-inspired extremists.

Spain has also had to deal with a decades-long campaign of violence waged by Basque separatist group ETA, which only declared a ceasefire in 2011.

Police said Thursday that one of the suspects arrested in the Barcelona attack was a Spaniard born in Melilla, a Spanish territory in North Africa. Another suspect was a Moroccan named as Driss Oukabir.

It is thought the suspects had wanted to use explosives

Suspects in Spain's deadly twin terror attacks were preparing an even bigger assault that was foiled as events unfolded, police said Friday as the death toll rose to 14 with over 100 injured. Officers also said the driver of the white van which mowed down tourists in the packed centre of Barcelona Thursday evening may have been among suspects killed in the hours since the mayhem started. Police said they killed five "suspected terrorists" during the night and arrested three others as Spain reeled from the double tragedy in Barcelona and in Cambrils, some 120 kilometres (75 miles) south. In a poignant moment Friday, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, King Felipe VI and the president of Catalonia -- where both attacks took place -- held a minute of silence in Barcelona. It was followed by applause and shouts of "not afraid". In what has been a fast-moving investigation, police were quick to connect the two attacks, and at a briefing Friday afternoon revealed the suspects had apparently been planning something bigger. "They were preparing one or several attacks in Barcelona and an explosion in Alcanar stopped this as they no longer had the material they needed to commit attacks of an even bigger scope," said Josep Lluis Trapero of Catalonia's police. He was referring to a blast in a house in the town of Alcanar Wednesday evening, which police said killed one person. They said it was caused by an attempt to make explosive devices. Trapero said that after this, the suspects -- who formed part of a cell -- allegedly went on to commit "more rudimentary" attacks. These involved the vehicles ploughing into pedestrians in Barcelona and Cambrils. The Cambril suspects had an axe and knives in the car as well as fake explosive belts stuck to their bodies, said police. The police chief added that the driver of the van in Barcelona could be among the five suspects shot dead by security forces in Cambrils. But while some evidence indicated this, there was no conclusive proof. Organised 'cell' Both the Spanish attacks followed the same modus operandi. Drivers deliberately targeted pedestrians with their vehicles, just the latest in a series of such assaults in Europe, where cars and vans have been used to lethal effect. Javier Zaragoza, a prosecutor advising the attorney general in terrorism matters, told AFP the attacks were most likely the work of an organised "cell". Otso Iho of Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre added there appeared to be "a much higher level of coordination than has been typically present in previous attacks". As world leaders united in condemning the violence, the Islamic State group propaganda agency Amaq claimed that one of its "soldiers" had carried out the rampage in Barcelona. It is believed to be the first time IS has claimed an attack in Spain. Relatives separated In the Barcelona incident, a white van sped down the popular Las Ramblas avenue packed full of tourists Thursday afternoon, knocking people down and killing 13 in a scene of chaos and horror. The driver left the vehicle on the busy boulevard and fled on foot. Witnesses described how the van pushed through the crowd, leaving bodies strewn along the boulevard as people fled for their lives, screaming in panic. "We were on the city tour bus, we were 20 feet from the accident when it happened," said Alex Luque, a 19-year-old student from New York. "We heard the van and the impact with people and then we saw people running." Then just eight hours later attackers struck again in the early hours of Friday. This time, the attack was in the seaside resort of Cambrils where an Audi A3 car rammed into pedestrians, injuring six civilians and a police officer. One of the civilians later died. The police shot dead the five attackers. The also said the had arrested four suspects, including three Moroccans and a Spaniard. There were at least 34 nationalities among the dead and injured, from countries including Algeria, Australia, China, France, Ireland, Peru and Venezuela, according to Spain's civil protection agency. At least two Italians were among the dead, said officials in Rome. At least one American was killed, according to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Belgium said one of its nationals had also died. Europe's deadliest attack Spain, the world's third most popular tourism destination, had until now been spared in the recent wave of extremist attacks that have rocked nearby France, Belgium and Germany. It had even seen a surge in tourists as visitors fled other restive sunshine destinations like Tunisia and Egypt. But it is nevertheless no stranger to jihadist attacks. In March 2004, it was hit by what is still Europe's deadliest, when bombs on commuter trains in Madrid killed 191 people in an attack claimed by Al Qaeda-inspired extremists. Spain has also had to deal with a decades-long campaign of violence waged by Basque separatist group ETA, which only declared a ceasefire in 2011. Police said Thursday that one of the suspects arrested in the Barcelona attack was a Spaniard born in Melilla, a Spanish territory in North Africa. Another suspect was a Moroccan named as Driss Oukabir.

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