Madrid Aug 21 (IANS) A man wearing an explosives belt has been shot dead in Spain as police hunted for a suspected terror attacker who last week drove a van through Barcelona s Rambla boulevard killing 13 people police said on Monday.
A manhunt for the Barcelona attacker had been active since Thursday when he was believed to have left the scene in a hijacked car Efe news agency reported.
"The suspect in Subirats is wearing an explosives belt. The individual has been shot dead " said the Mossos d Esquadra regional police on their official Twitter account.
All others believed to be linked to the attack have been detained or are dead.
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