The investigation is focused on Abdelbaki Es Satty, a man in his 40s who had been an imam in Ripoll for the last two years. Es Satty spent several weeks in Vilvoorde, seven miles north of Brussels, between January and March last year, according to the Belgian town’s mayor, Hans Bonte. At that point the mosque alerted police and Es Satty was not seen again. One woman died after being struck by the car in Cambrils while 13 were killed by the van as it accelerated down Las Ramblas. Police shot dead five young terrorists after the Cambrils attack, all of them from Ripoll or a neighbouring town.

Source: The Guardian August 21, 2017 15:11 UTC