Reuters: Spain hunts for driver in van rampage, says Islamist cell dismantled
RIPOLL/BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Police were searching on Saturday for the driver of a van that killed 13 people when it plowed into a crowd in Barcelona and were trying to determine whether two other suspected Islamist militants linked to the attack had died or were at large.
The Spanish government said it considered it had dismantled the cell behind Thursday's Barcelona rampage and an attack early on Friday in the Catalan seaside town of Cambrils.
Police arrested four people in connection with the attacks Barcelona and Cambrils, where a woman was killed when a car rammed passersby on Friday. Five attackers wearing fake explosive belts were also shot dead in the Catalan town.
"The cell has been fully dismantled in Barcelona, after examining the people who died, the people who were arrested and carrying out identity checks," Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido told a news conference.
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More News On The Continuing Spanish Investigation Of Friday`s Terror Attack In Barcelona
Barcelona attack: Government says terror cell dismantled -- BBC
Barcelona Terror Van Attack Driver Still at Large, Spain Police Say -- FOX News
Barcelona attack: Three suspects could be on run as investigation focuses on imam at centre of Spain terror cell -- The Independent
Spain investigates missing imam, mysterious explosion -- Washington Post/AP
Reports: Ripoll imam radicalized Barcelona attackers -- DW
Spain, a Leader in Foiling Attacks, Falls Victim to One Anyway -- NYT
How a dozen young men from a small town secretly plotted the deadliest terrorist attack in Spain in more than a decade -- Washington Post
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