MADRID (Sputnik) — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont and many other politicians attend the memorial service.
19 August 2017, 20:57 GMT
On Thursday, a van hit pedestrians in the center of Barcelona, killing over a dozen and injuring over 130 others. Hours after the incident, another vehicle attack took place in the southern Catalan town of Cambrils. In the attack, a police officer and six civilians were injured and at least one of them later died. The responsibility for the van attacks in Catalonia was reportedly claimed by the Islamic State terror group (IS, outlawed in Russia).
Catalan police consider Moroccan national Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, to be the perpetrator of the Barcelona van attack.
