Catalan police confirmed Monday that Younes Abouyaaquob, 22, suspected to have been the van driver who killed 13 people in Barcelona, leaving 100 people injured, was shot dead by police in Subirats, a town outside of Barcelona. Meanwhile, authorities have revealed the identities of those who died in the Barcelona and Cambrils attacks.

Van driver dead after intensive search

As noted by EuroWeekly News, once he was identified as being the likely suspect van driver in the La Rambla Attack, a search was launched for Abouyaaquob, leading to authorities tracking him down to Subirats, a town located some 34 miles from the city of Barcelona.

The terror suspect was tracked down after being seen speeding through a vineyard in the area by the owner of that vineyard.

Police confirmed that the suspect was shot dead while wearing what turned out to be a fake suicide vest. Abouyaaqoub was born in Morocco but was brought up in Ripoll in Catalonia.

Victims of the Barcelona and Cambrils attacks named

Authorities have now also identified all 15 people killed in the terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, with most of the names released.

Six Spaniards died in the attack, including Francisco López and his three-year-old great-nephew Xavi.

The other victims were named as Silvina Pereya and Pepita Codina. The woman who died in the Cambrils attack has been named as Ana María Suárez. A further Spaniard, Pau Pérez, died after he was stabbed in a car hijacking in Barcelona during the evening of the La Rambla attack, who was officially named the 15th victim of the attacks after authorities linked the stabbing to the terrorists in the attack in Barcelona

Three Italian victims were named as Luca Russo, Carmen Lopardo, and Bruno Gulotta.

A seven-year-old boy, Julian Cadman, who holds British-Australian nationality also died. Elke Vanbokrijck of Belgium, who was visiting Barcelona with her son, also died. Jared Tucker of California in the U.S.A. and Canadian Ian Moore Wilson were also confirmed as dead. An unnamed 74-year-old woman from Lisbon, Portugal, together with her 20-year-old niece who was living in London, has also died.

Survivors still hospitalized

Of the injured, 45 victims are still in hospital in Barcelona, while five are hospitalized in Tarragona. Nine of the victims injured in the Barcelona attack are still in a critical condition, with 10 victims in a serious condition. Of those victims injured in the Cambrils attack, three remain hospitalized in a serious condition.

The La Rambla, Barcelona van attack is the worst terrorist attack in Spain since the 2004 Madrid train bombings where 193 people died and approximately 1,700 were injured.
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