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Monday, August 21, 2017
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Monday, August 21, 2017
Police: Fugitive’s explosive belt was fake
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCatalan police chief Josep Lluís Trapero says the explosive belt worn by main suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub before he was shot by police turned out to be fake.
He says Abouyaaqoub yelled “Allahu akbar,” and police opened fire when they saw the belt.
Five other suspects shot and killed in Cambrils after a terror attack were also wearing fake explosives belts.
Trapero adds that the police investigation into the Barcelona and Cambrils terror attacks is not over.
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