of moroccan descent. still on for one man identified as younes abuyaaquob. police believe he may have driven the van which killed 13 people and injured 130 in barcelona on thursday. from there, james reynolds reports. barcelona, for so long free from attacks, now has to rewrite its own history. this morning the mayor, ada colau, made the first entry into a book of condolence, others followed. translation: i came to express my sympathy with the victims. i also want to show that we are not afraid and that we will carry on. the attacks here surprised barcelona. it's the first time this city has been hit in more than 30 years. barcelona now follows the same rhythm of mourning familiar to so many other cities on this continent. this footage, from a museum security camera, appears to show part of the attack. the van tears down the ramblas, passers—by run for their lives. gunfire. the police tie this attack to the one in the town of cambrils in which five suspects were shot dead. the authorities say that no new

most were the children of moroccan immigrants.es abu—yaaqoub, now on the run, who, as we've heard, may have driven the van in the barcelona attack. our correspondent, wyre davies, has been to ripoll, to speak to people there about the extremists who lived among them. the small chocolate box mountain town of ripoll in the foothills of the spanish pyrenees, the last place you would expect as the breeding ground for a gang of radical islamist militants preparing to commit mayhem and murder. at least seven young men from this small town either died during the attacks or have been arrested since thursday. they include moussa oukabir, said aallaa and mohamed hychami. all three were killed by police in cambrils, on friday morning. also from ripoll is younes abouyaaqoub, who is still on the run. at this small mosque in ripoll, where the boys and young men sometimes prayed, but were by no means the devout, community leaders were almost speechless, distraught by what has happened. we did not really know the boys or what they were up to, say

for moroccan—born younes abouyaaqoub, the 22—year—old believed to be the van driver who escaped afterarcelona attack. 0ur correspondent, gavin lee, is in barcelona with the latest. gavin, we have had developments and a press c0 nfe re nce gavin, we have had developments and a press conference from authorities. yes, and it is still ongoing as we speak. i said you what catalan officials is saying is that they have identified the driver of the las ramblas attacks. at the moment, they haven't given the details of who that driver is. that may come in the next few minutes as we are on air. remember, the chief suspect in this, one of the 12 attackers police we re this, one of the 12 attackers police were looking for, younes abouyaaqoub, the 22—year—old moroccan national, there is no sign of him. police are saying the international manhunt continues for him but as yet those two have not been connected. the press conference is ongoing. two men have also been

origins the london bridge terrorist in june was also a moroccan do you think this is all a coincidence or is there any explanation why morocco is repeatedly being at the center of such incidents. well i i don't think just morocco i think is the whole of north africa is a problem but yes i mean there are a lot of moroccans in the u.k. the americans throat europe and some of them of obviously being radicalized as they say i don't know sure about that word but along the short of it is we have a serious problem here is not just an attack on a spade or or british foreign policy or american foreign policy or european foreign policy it's an attack on our very civilization it's an attack on our democracy our values our belief in the rule of law and they very much intend to overthrow that as to the security question i think you'd have to ask the security forces about that they know more than i would but i think there's a problem with a lot of north africa we may need to make sure that we don't have people coming across that we've got to stop the the mass immigration is coming into europe that's

there are moroccan communities.eful about making that link too strong. morocco is a country that is very friendly to the west. what we have here is a group of people who are from a particular community that happens to be a moroccan community. they have become extreme in their views, they are closely knit, groups of brothers, they have grown up together in the same place and formed a cell and then, under the influence of probably somebody who has been guiding them as a cell but also under the influence of isis so supporters of, i would say. given that they were able to come together and operate, organise for almost a whole year undetected, is that because they were close family links? how is it possible to get to this stage undetected? well, it does appear that none of them have been on the radar and that is unusual. in virtually every other attack in recent years, they have either had a criminal background or they have been known to the authorities, but there has not been enough evidence against them. also, one memb

radicalizing force they were radicalized by a moroccan born police now believe the revolt was at the same sort of the plot. this small spanish town took away in the foothills of the pyrenees is hardly what you think of as a hotbed of islamic terrorism but it was here in the fall that the terrorist cell which attacked barcelona recruited were indoctrinated and radicalized eventually going on to carry out their deadly mission. but it was here that the terrorists that rammed his truck into crowds of people and boss alone lived. the twenty two year old moroccan was gunned down on monday following eight four day manhunt by authorities. why they were. local people here say they can't believe he lived within their community. they play football together on the beach nearby with other kids from the neighborhood they were brought up here since they were little but. of course if. they were behind what happened around here we can believe it the seem to be very nice people will be . seeing the whole roaming around but it's just the. solution with a whole slew of things that the cell melted into w

moroccan passport in the van?> spanish passport but a person of moroccan origin although there are other reports that the individual had a visa if you like, work permit, from north africa, but able to work in spain. we should point out a second van has been found about 40 miles outside of barcelona, believed perhaps that could have been a getaway van. we do know that the van used in the attack was rented in barcelona. so plenty of evidence and things to investigate for spanish police. at this point we know one person is in custody. we have no idea, how many, if there are any other suspects in this attack. trish: i i want to again update viewers. ashley we'll check with you throughout the hour. 13 dead in barcelona, spain. 50 injured. this is per local reports. lieutenant colonel tony shaffer from london center for policy research joins me right now. lieutenant schaefer, what is your gut reaction. what do you think this? >> i heard you talking about the panel the fact elements in spain have been destablizing them.

terrorism an eighteen year old moroccan suspect is in custody. i. swear the white house loses yet another key figure. at a movie. stalled progress but increasing casualties the people of afghanistan a growing increasingly angry at the u.s. led campaign. deciding on what to do next in the six. international with me first breaking news that came in. police in finland have confirmed that they're now treating friday's stabbing rampage there which left two people dead as terrorism officers shot a suspect in the leg he's now in hospital in custody. he is he's an eighteen year old moroccan who was known to the police in a few minutes we're going to get an update from a journalist who's in the city of to the latest developments so we'll take you there when that happens but reminded to spain let's go there next which sold two separate incidents on thursday that left a total of fourteen people dead and over to take part fridges in barcelona forest where tempers flared during anti islam and counter them spanish. was a protest there was a demonstration when you

radicalizing force they were radicalized by a moroccan born police now believe the revolt was at the center of the plot. this small spanish town took away in the foothills of the pyrenees is hardly what you think of as a hotbed of islamic terrorism but it was here in the fall that the terrorist cell which attacked barcelona recruited were indoctrinated and radicalized eventually going on to carry out their deadly mission. but it was here that the terrorists that rammed his truck into crowds of people. lived. the twenty two year old moroccan was gunned down on monday following eight four day manhunt by authorities. why the. local people here say they can't believe he lived within their community. they play football together on the beach nearby with other kids from the neighborhood they were brought up here. of course. they were behind what happened round here can believe it the seem to be very nice people who will. be probably be roaming around but it's just. always saluted with a whole slew of things that the sale melted into full society attending the local high school and being a f

stabbing attack which led to dadt was an act of terror the main suspect is eighteen year olds and moroccan asylum seekers. meanwhile seven people are knifed to death during an assault in siberia police haven't confirmed it was there although islam makes state claims and was responsible also. but we didn't get any benefit from the u.s. they target civilian houses but they don't target. old progress in increasing casualties donald trump fails to outline a new strategy for america's longest running conflict. coming to life from moscow you're watching our national welcome to the program. but he sent home and have been found they are treating fridays which people had as an act of terror four people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack and among them is the teenager believed to have carried out the stabbing is an eighteen year old moroccan and was previously known to the authorities as we spoke to a journalist in the city of torkel where the assault happened. finished polish just had a press conference very interesting details had been revealed about this terrorist attack

what do we know about the forty year old moroccan national we know that he had a criminal past in front back in twenty ten he was sent to prison here in spain for his part in a drug smuggling operation and it's in jail where he's understood to have become radicalized in fact he's believed to have spent time with those who plotted and carried out the madrid bombings we also know that back in twenty sixteen he spent time in belgium around the time of the bombings on the metro the airports in brussels. he is believed to have been killed it was announced by authorities that his d.n.a. was found at the site of a bomb making factory did exploded in at the moment the authorities are writing bad off as that his own potential weapons of. course him out in the end. as the investigation continues arrests continue to be made including that of the owner of an internet cafe that suspected members of the terrorist cell and no into a frequent it begs the question just how many small tranquil communities like this could potentially be harboring fatal terrorist cells peter all of. these all the twelve su

which left two dead was an act of terrorism the main suspect is said to be an eighteen year old moroccan asylum seeker. i i. i mass protests a scene in barcelona after twin terror attacks there this is the state killing fourteen and injuring hundreds more also to come. we didn't get any benefit from the u.s. target civilian house but we don't target. store progress and increasing casualties donald trump fails to decide on a new strategy for america's longest running conflict. but i welcome you watching our international just turned four o'clock in moscow and our top story this afternoon police in finland have confirmed they are treating its terrorism friday's mass stabbing which left two people dead four people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack while a teenager suspected of carrying out the stabbing is also being detained he's an eighteen year old moroccan previously known to the authorities will. be joined by journalist. in the city of to where the attacks happened good afternoon. i understand that a police press conference has just finished what was said ther

most were the children of moroccan immigrants.ies, has been to ripoll, to speak to people there about the extremists who lived among them. the small chocolate box mountain town of ripoll in the foothills of the spanish pyrenees. the last place you would expect as a breeding ground for a gang of radical islamist militants preparing to commit murder. armed officers checking cars and lorries as spain hunts down all of those responsible for the attacks in barcelona and cambrils. although the spanish government said the cell who carried out this attack has been dismantled, little is known about this small group of young men, mainly of moroccan discent, who became radicalise and planned their attacks in the most unlikely of places. at least seven young men from this small town either died during the attacks or have been arrested since thursday. they include, moussa 0ukabir, said aallaa and mohamed hychami. they were killed by police in cambrils on friday morning. also from ripoll is younes abouyaaqoub, who is still on—the—run. at the sm

four moroccans have appeared in court in spain. suspected of being part of the islamist cell which planned and carried out the attacks in and around barcelona last week. 15 people were killed and more than 100 injured. the four men are the only surviving members of a group of 12. in court, one of them admitted that a bigger attack was being planned. there are reports tonight that the four have just been charged with terror—related murder. from spain, our correspondent tom burridge reports. one by one, they were led into a high—security prison outside madrid. they are suspects in a plot, linked to attacks which killed 15 men, women and children. this morning, they were driven in for questioning in a closed session at madrid's high court. taken there in his hospital pyjamas, mohamed houli chemlal. the 22—year—old was badly injured when an alleged bomb factory blew up the day before the ramblas attack. here, police found 120 gas canisters as well as explosives. investigators believe the terror cell was planning a more sophisticated at

what do we know about the thirty year old moroccan national we know that he had a criminal past in front back in twenty ten he was sent to prison here in spain for his part in a drug smuggling operation and it's in jail where he's understood to have become radicalized in fact he's believed to have spent time with those who plotted and carried out the madrid bombings we also know that back in twenty sixteen he spent time in belgium around the time of the bombings on the metro the airports in brussels. he is believed to have been killed it was announced by authorities that his d.n.a. was found at the site of a bomb making factory did exploded in at the moment the authorities are writing bad off is that his own potential weapons of death course him out in the end. as the investigation continues arrests continue to be made including that of the owner of an internet cafe that suspected members of the terrorist cell and no into a frequent it begs the question just how many of a small tranquil communities like this could potentially be harboring fatal terrorist cells peter all of. these twelve

an 18—year—old moroccan was arrested after being shot by police.re being held. this is the first terrorist attack in finland. of course, the whole nation is mourning now, and so the whole europe is mourning with us. hassan zubier, who now lives in sweden, is being offered support by the uk embassy in finland. the iraqi army has begun an offensive to retake tal afar, the last major city in the country held by so—called islamic state. the iraqi prime minister, haider al—abadi, said the militants had no choice other than to leave or be killed. sarah corker reports. iraqi armed units head for the city of tal afar, 80 kilometres west of mosul. troops have the area surrounded and for several days, warplanes bombed is positions. so—called islamic state has held it since 2014. in a televised speech, the iraqi prime minister announced the start of the ground offensive to retake the city. translation: i told them to either surrender or die. as we promised before, we promise now, we will continue the liberation process. it's five weeks since the iraqi governm

most were the children of moroccan immigrants.ttack. our correspondent, wyre davies, has been to ripoll, to speak to people there about the extremists who lived among them. the small chocolate but brown thinks down —— chocolate box mountain town of ripoll. the last place you would expect extremists who would commit mayhem and murder. police checking lorries and cars following the terrorist attacks. the governor said the cell that carried out this attack has been dismantled. little is known about the men, who came radicalised and planned these attacks in the most unlikely of places. seven young men from this small town either died during the attacks or have been arrested since thursday. three men were killed on friday morning. also from ripoll is younes abouyaaqoub, who is still on the run. ata abouyaaqoub, who is still on the run. at a small mosque in ripoll, where the young men sometimes prayed, but were not devout, the community leaders are distraught by what happened. translation: we didn't truly know the boys or what they were

for moroccan—born younes abouyaaqoub. teenager shot dead by police after a second attack in cambrils had previously been identified as a key suspect. investigators now think that he was responsible for hiring the van. last night, crowds gathered to pay their respects to the victims, as simonjones reports. on the boulevard where, on thursday, bodies lay, last night a vigil. flowers and candles to mark the lives lost and those injured from 3a different countries. the disbelief and grief etched on people's faces. i was scared and nervous to come here. i didn't know what it would be like and if everybody was going to be kind of mourning and upset over what happened. it's good, though, to see everybody come together and just kind of remember what happened. through the window of a museum, new

attack which left him dead was an act of terror the main suspect is said to be an eighteen year old moroccan asylum seeker. meanwhile seven people a knife during the assault in siberia it's been claimed by ice all of the russian police say terrorism is not their main avenue of investigation also to come. we didn't get any benefit from the u.s. target civilian housing for they don't target russell militants still progress and increasing casualties donald trump bios decide on a new terrorist strategy for america's longest running conflict. there it's six here in moscow you're watching international good to have you company now police in finland have confirmed they are treating friday's mass stabbing which left two people dead as an act of terror four people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack among them is the teenager believed to have carried out the stabbing he's an eighteen year old moroccan and was previously known to the authorities journalist is in the city of to a coup where the assault happened. finished polish just had a press conference very interesting detai

the main suspect is an eighteen year old moroccan asylum seeker. seven people during an assault. confirmed it was terrorism. claims it was responsible. we didn't get any benefit from the u.s. . stalled progress creasing casualties donald trump fails to decide on a new strategy for america's longest running conflict. in the world this is r t international my names you know neil welcome to the program this hour our top story police in finland confirm they are treating friday's stopping which left two people dead as an act of terror four people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack among them is the teenager believed to have carried the stopping he's an eighteen year old moroccan was previously known to the authorities we spoke to a journalist in the city of turku where the assault. but finish polish just had a press conference a very interesting detail had been revealed about this terrorist attack here into a cool considers the possibility that the american eighty million american asylum seeker had to be purposefully targeting we mean dick to whom did men act

and intensifies for a twenty two year old moroccan born man believed to be behind the barcelona van attack or forty's are weighing up the possibility he's already slipped across the border from. anti fascist disruptor rightwing rallies both in quebec in canada and in california that the surge in violence over racism in recent days shows a whirlwind social divined. there's another blow in syria where the russian defense ministry says a large islamic state convoy heading to de gette as all was hit by an asteroid killing more than two hundred terrorists. hello there and thank you for joining us on r.t. international with me. finish off for a tease have named the main suspect behind the terror attack in the city of turku last week and it's a merge that he had spent some time in germany in late two thousand and fifteen we can all cross live to our t.s.p. to all of the for more details on this peter good to see you so what else do we know about this man at this point. well the court in finland has been giving us more information about what they know about the main suspect in friday's deadly stop

an 18—year—old moroccan suspect was shot in the leg donald trump has thanked steve bannon for his serviceing his election campaign. he tweeted that having mr bannon on his campaign against hilary clinton had been great. mr bannon was sacked by the president as his chief strategist yesterday. aid officials say more than 16 million people have been affected by seasonal flooding across south asia. the floods in nepal, bangladesh and india are thought to have killed close to 600 people and are expected to worsen. stay with us. now it's time for

the main suspect is an eighteen year old moroccan. people during an assault in siberia and confirmed it was terrorism although state claims it's responsible also. we didn't get any benefit from the us. but we don't. stall progress creasing casualties. for america's longest running conflict. coming live from moscow twenty four hours a day this is r.t. international my names you know neal hello and welcome our top story police in finland have confirmed they are treating friday's stubbing which left two people dead and tara four people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack among them is the teenager believed to have carried out the stopping he's an eighteen year old moroccan and was previously known to the authorities we spoke to a journalist in the city of where the assault happened. but finished polish just had a press conference very interesting details had been revealed about this terrorist attack here into a coup or lease considers the possibility that the american eighteen american asylum seeker had to be pur

friday's stabbing attack which left today was an act of terror the main suspect is an eighteen year old moroccan asylum seeker. seven people are knife during an assault in siberia police haven't confirmed it was terrorism state claims responsibility. we didn't get any benefit from the us they target civilian houses but they don't target. stalled progress some increasing casualties. for america's longest running. around the clock across the world this is r t international from the team and myself you know not only a welcome to the program our top story this hour police in finland confirm they are treating friday's mass stabbing which left two people dead. four people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack among them is the teenager believed to have carried out the stopping he's an eighteen year old moroccan man was previously known to authorities we spoke to a journalist in the city of turku where the assault. but finnish polish just had a press conference very interesting details had been revealed about this terrorist attack here into a cool or lease considers the possibili

was an act of terror the main suspect is an eighteen year old moroccan asylum's. seven paper knife during an assault in siberia police haven't confirmed it was terrorism. responsible. we didn't get any benefit from the u.s. . but we don't. go all progress creasing casualties donald trump fails to fly in and you strategy for america's longest running conflict. just after eleven o'clock this sunday night here in moscow you're with our. names you know needle hello and welcome our top story this hour police in finland have confirmed they are treating friday's must stop being which left two people dead as an act of terror four people have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the attack among them is the teenager believed to have carried out the stopping he's an eighteen year old moroccan man was previously known to the authorities we spoke to a journalist in the city of where the assault happened. a finnish polish just had a press conference very interesting details had been revealed about this terrorist attack here into a cool or lease considers the possibilit