his name is driss oukabir. the mayor of

we have been shown the photo of driss oukabir. he, according to spanish media, is basically a guy who was born in morocco, he had legal residency in spain. there is various bits of information coming out about him in the spanish media. i think everything i say from here onwards, you know, take with a bit of caution at the moment and tell it comes out officially from official sources. some media are saying that this guy had spent time in prison in spain previously, and was released in 2012, according to some reports. an clear from what offences. and some reports suggest that he travelled to morocco recently and returned to barcelona and catalonia not long ago. but then another report in the spanish newspaper is saying that this guy turned himself into the police and is claiming that his id was stolen. so he is a victim too is his story possibly? that could be his story possibly? that could be his line to the police, whether or not that is true, the police are investigating. things are developing. what we can say for certain is that

his name is driss oukabir. the mayor of -- he's said to have rented this vehicle yesterday in his hometown about 18 miles north of the city. he saw his picture on television today because the police released his picture as a suspect. he went to the local police department and the mayor's office and has said i'm not -- somebody stole my documents and i believe it's my younger brother. so it's possible that this driss oukabir who has been identified by authorities as the suspect is not the suspect at all. because according to spanish newspaper, quoting mayor of the town, the police chief of the town where he lives in the gerona region where he resides, he reported the theft of his documentation. when he saw his picture on tv, he went to the police department and he could prove he was not there when this happened. now he says somebody stole his documentation and he believe it's his younger brother. his brother responds to the name of moussa oukabir and lives in barcelona and is 18 years old. is it possible the you

. >> reporter: police are calling the 28-year-old moroccan born driss oukabir one of three suspected terrorists whose activities they are right now trying to unravel. authorities say he recently traveled to morocco arriving back in spain last sunday and then rented the van used in the attack but police say he was not behind the while. driss oukabir's facebook page shows hip as a skinny kid at the beach listening to rap music and recently shared this anti-semitic video in praise of nazis described as true heroes. the barcelona attack comes stra playbook. the terrorist group has urged its followers to carry out similar vehicle attacks even providing details on the kinds of trucks to use. >> as isis suffers more defeats in iraq and syria, we can only expect to see more attacks. >> reporter: isis took responsibility for the deadly barcelona attack calling those involved soldiers of the islamic state. >> that report, of course, from brian ross and there was worldwide condemnation of the attack in barcelona including from president trump. >> but another tweet from the president is also spa

driss oukabir's facebook page shows him as a skinny kid at the beach, listening to rap music. and he recently shared this anti-semitic video in praise of the nazis described as true heroes. the barcelona attack comes straight out of the isis playbook. the terrorist group has urged its followers to carry out similar vehicle attacks, even providing details on the kinds of trucks to use. in nice, france, last year. 86 people killed by a speeding truck on bastille day. in berlin, 11 were killed in a vehicle attack on the christmas markets last year, and in london, 1 the people were killed in two separate attacks this year. on the westminster bridge and then the london bridge. >> as isis suffers more defeats in iraq and syria, we can only expect to see more attacks. >> reporter: late today, isis took responsibility for the deadly barcelona attack, calling those involved soldiers of the islamic state. >> and brian ross with us here tonight. brian reported there were two suspects in custody. one dead, but authorities still believe the driver could be on the loose? >> yes. they are lo

the 28-year-old, driss oukabir was born in morocco. investigators say he rented the van used in the attack, however, they say he was not the driver. >> the barcelona tragedy matches the isis playbook from europe. vehicle attacks in nice, france and london. john cohen says these types of incidents won't be the last. >> as isis suffers more defeats in iraq and syria, we can only expect to see more attacks. >> and we're also learning a little bit more about the second suspect. he's said to be from a spanish city bordering morocco. the third was shot and killed by police. the driver of the van is still on the loose. >>> isis has claimed responsibility for the barcelona attack, the terror group calling them soldiers of the islamic state. >> and the u.s. is offering condolences to spain, with president trump tweeting, the united states condemns the attack in barcelona spain and will do whatever we can to help. you. secretary of state rex tillerson, vice president mike pence and first lady melania trump are also sending messages of support. f

police have also of a man, driss oukabir. we understand this is the man who rented the van involved in the incident. police posting this tweet to say what is obvious to us all now, this is being treated as a terror attack. jama anwar was in barcelona. he witnessed the attack and spoke to the bbc as the story unfolded. las ramblas is right in the heart of the city, it is jam—packed with thousands of tourists. i was about to sit down for something to eat. then i decided to walk down a bit further. literally seconds later, heard a crashing noise. the whole street, i started hearing screaming. everybody started hearing screaming. everybody started to run so i started to run in the direction people were running. families were screaming, their kids, they were taking them out of prams and started to run. within seconds, police officers were out. i noticed yesterday when i arrived in the city that, you know, there is a heavy police presence. guns were out, ambulances, fire engines. you could see at the top of the street, a sort of

driss oukabir's passport was found in the rented van, which was driven with such deadly effect down las ramblas the following day. he has also been imprisoned and charged. the man driving the van, younes abouyaaqoub, was shot dead by police yesterday in countryside outside barcelona. another suspect, salah el karib. he owned an internet cafe in ripoll and remains in custody pending further enquiries. there have been police raids tonight in ripoll and elsewhere. and the fourth man in court, mohamed aalla. he denied being the owner of the audi a3 used in the attack in the coastal resort of cambrils on friday morning. today, he has been released without charge. it has been confirmed that a speed camera clocked four of the attackers as they drove to paris or week before the very attack. police in catalonia say their investigation is far from over. on las ramblas, five days on, there is a palpable sense of defiance. spain is a country where much of life is lived outdoors. and no amount of terror will change that. but of course, many lives have been cruelly touched forever. brave british tour

one of the suspects was named earlier as driss oukabir. his documents were found. this person has turned himself in in a town not far from barcelona. he claims his documents were stolen and he had nothing to do with this. local politicians, national politicians have been issuing public statements. there will be a lot of silence in barcelona. in the government square there will be a moment of silence and silence imagery it --silence in madrid. >> the people of spain remembering their dead. plans underway. what is the mood in the city? >> it is quite low. people did not think something like this could happen here. in a way we knew it could happen anywhere but it was more of a theory. people felt safe here. locals and tourists alike. i have been seeing images from las ramblas. these are spots that are completely overcrowded by tourists. no one was thinking something could happen. these places are now completely empty. it looks unreal. it looks like a movie or something. it difficult to believe this kind of attack could happen here. it has been a real shock. >> surely

and that van, according to investigators, was rented by this 28-year-old, driss oukabir. police learning he was born in morocco where he recently spain last sunday. police announcing the arrest of oukabir along with another man, confirmed a third suspect was shot and killed. the investigation continuing with a house explosion in this late night incident 60 miles south of barcelona that left five people dead. all three events believed to be connected. this as families with missing loved ones, including american jared tucker, from california, are asking for help. and, as for that investigation, authorities believe okukabir ha help, and they are searching for at least two more suspects. diane and kendis? >> the attack comes straight out of the isis playbook. >> they have urged their followers to cary out similar vehicle attacks. and there has been a string of similar attacks over the past year in europe. >> 11 died in berlin before christmas and 12 people were killed in two separate have also been similar attacks on college campuses here at home. >> let's bring in former fbi

driss oukabir's passport was found in the rented van, which was driven with such deadly effect down las ramblas the following day. he has also been in prison and charged. the man driving the van, younes abouyaaquob, was shot dead by police yesterday in countryside outside bars loa nament another suspect, yesterday in countryside outside bars loanament another suspect, he owned an internet cafe. tonight he remains in custody pending further inquiries. there have been police raids tonight in ripoll and elsewhere. the fourth man in court, mohammed allah denied being owner of the audi a 3 used in the attack in cambrils on friday morning. today he has been released without charge. it's now been confirmed a speed camera clocked four of the attackers as they drove to paris in that very car the week before the attacks. police in catalonia say their investigation is far from over. police in catalonia say their investigation is farfrom over. on las ramblas, five days on, there is a palpable sense of defiance. spain isa a palpable sense of defiance. spain is a country where much of life is lived o

moussa oukabir had been the key suspect, and said to have used documents belonging to his brother, driss oukabir, to rent vehicles used in the attacks. but late on friday, police changed their focus, saying they were no longer certain that moussa oukabir had been the driver. instead, they pointed to moroccan—born younes abouyaaqoub, who lived in the town of ripoll, 60 miles north of barcelona. simonjones has this report. good morning. barcelona, a city still time to come to terms with the horrific events of the past couple of days, a city that urgently... scores and scores of flowers,... spelling out onto the good... loss of sound apologies, we're having some trouble with our line to barcelona. in the meantime, let's get this latest report from simon jones. 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

driss oukabir rented the van used in the barcelona attack. he denied involvement of the plot and was remanded in custody. many of the suspects lived in ripoll. muhammad was granted release. the evidence against him was weak. he denied being the owner of the car on the coastal attack on friday. he has no been confirmed a speed camera saw the car just been confirmed a speed camera saw the carjust days before the attack in barcelona. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. american media reports say the us navy is preparing to dismiss the commander of the seventh fleet, vice admiraljoseph aucoin, after two deadly collisions in asia in two months. in the latest, ten sailors are missing after the uss john mccain, collided with an oil tanker near singapore on monday. copenhagen police say a corpse found in waters off denmark was deliberately mutilated, but can't say yet if it is the remains of swedish journalist kim vahl. she was last seen alive on august 10th, leaving on a trip with submarine inventor peter madsen, who's no

his older brother, driss oukabir, was arrested yesterday. this evening, more details are emerging of the victims, from 2a different countries. like bruno gulotta, who was 35, from rome, on holiday with his wife and two young children. a little boy and girl, now left fatherless. and there are concerns forjulian cadman, who's seven and thought to have dual australian and british nationality. he hasn't been seen since the attack. the spanish are resilient people. 2a hours after the blood—letting, this is las ramblas. where a few hours ago bodies lay, now there are flowers. and on the boulevard where the white van eventually crashed, there's a shrine. so many have told us life must go on, that the terrorists will never win. but lives have been changed here forever. later on we will speak to a terrorism expert. now finland, where police say that two people have been killed and at least seven have been injured ina killed and at least seven have been injured in a stabbing attack in the city of turku. a young man has been arrested. he is thought t

oukabir who rented the van. >> authorities say oukabir was not the driver but it appears he had help. elizabe elizabeth herr, abc news. >>> thai essentially got notice of this in the las ramblas district. the abc7 news app free to download. open it up and enable push alerts to get the latest breaking news. >>> abc local 7 was at local restaurant and spoke to a woman. she serves dishes from her homeland. her son acted te >> it's disappointing. no country in the world should be able to feel like this, all these tourists dying, you know. >> roselle la's restaurant features many momentos from barcelona. >>> the eiffel tower went dark. the lights are often turn off to pay tribute to terror attacks. in new york city the spire is lit in the colors of barcelona's flag. new york stands in solidarity with the people of spain as they have done for us. >>> at&t says it will waive or credit any charges or calls and texts made by itself customers in the united states to barcelona over the next several days because of the attack and you can help honor those who died in barcelona by sharing this bad

oukabir who rented the van. >> authorities say oukabir was not the driver but it appears he had help. elizabe elizabeth herr, abc news. >>> thai essentially got notice of this in the las ramblas district. the abc7 news app free to download. open it up and enable push alerts to get the latest breaking news. >>> abc local 7 was at local restaurant and spoke to a woman. she serves dishes from her homeland. her son acted as an interpre te >> it's disappointing. no country in the world should be able to feel like this, all these tourists dying, you know. >> roselle la's restaurant features many momentos from barcelona. >>> the eiffel tower went dark. the lights are often turn off to pay tribute to terror attacks. in new york city the spire is lit in the colors of barcelona's flag. new york stands in solidarity with the people of spain as they have done for us. >>> at&t says it will waive or credit any charges or calls and texts made by itself customers in the united states to barcelona over the next several days because of the attack and you can help honor those who died in barcelona by s

authorities arrested and then released driss oukabir. he's reported to have told police his identity documents were stolen before they were used to rent the van. police believe he was not the driver. another man is also in custody and authorities say a third man was shot and killed after running a police roadblock. officials also linking the two attacks to an earlier explosion that destroyed a home in alcanar, 124 miles from barcelona. the explosions were initially reported to have been caused by gas canisters. >> translator: today the fight against terrorism is the principal priority. >> reporter: the spanish prime minister speaking overnight saying the whole country stood in solidarity with barcelona blaming jihadi terrorism. this reminds us of similar attempts across europe where vehicles were used to kill and one crucial difference. it seems this one was carefully coordinated. david. >> james longman who has been on the scene since last night for us and just incredible to think that van was going at speeds of 50 miles per hour. peopl

oukabir, a photo was released, and he was a man that was maybe driving the white van that drove down la rambla and killed at least 13 people. 100 others injured. so many aspects to this as well with another factory last night exploding. the police believe the links the attacks as well. perhaps they were trying to make bombs in this house. >> tucker: there is a lot we do not know. we will be coming back to it until all the details are known. jake, thank you -- jack, thank you for the update. coming up next, civil war monuments have been gone only a day, but already ambitious activists setting their sights on thomas jefferson and the washington monument in washington. what is the end game for all of this? we will talk it over with charles krauthammer after the break. and the terror attacks in >> tucker: all this week we have noted that recent attacks on confederate statues are not entirely about statues or even about the confederacy. instead, an effort to abolish the past into the morally worthless in order to get to respect. the would not start stop with robert gilley, but to move on

one of the two pen who was arrests is driss oukabir from morocco. it's not known what cell he may or may not have been involved in. he wasn't the driver but police believe he's connected to this attack. a couple other fast and curious developments. police said an explosion that killed one person outside of barcelona look like it might have been connected or was likely connected to the attack on the ramblas. a bomb-making factory is a suggestion many are making. also a car heading out of barcelona shortly after the attack. police attempted to stop it. it rammed into police. it continued for miles. police caught up with it. shot the driver dead. no police were injured in that attack, but it's not clear if it's connected to event of earlier in the day of barcelona or not. grim moments today and a death toll at 15, likely to rise. 100 people injured and an investigation that seems to have a long way to go. we are going to go back now to our panel. i interrupted you. i want you to respond to something cnn is saying. imjust curious, some folks saying that

his brother driss oukabir is already under address. his papers were used to rent the van but he denies involvement. the spanish prime minister called an emergency cabinet meeting after announcing three days of official mourning. he's denounced what he called the jihadist attack, but said spain will not submit to terror. translation: this is a global battle, notjust against us. but against all countries that defend democracy, freedom and human rights. those values and principles of which we have always been so proud. in barcelona, las ramblas is full of people once again, this world—famous promenade apparently unbowed by the terror attack here. but those killed and injured are being remembered in tributes of flowers and candles along the street. the nation is grieving and the world is watching. as we have been saying, casualties from many nationalities including british. let's see what the foreign office is saying about that and join matt cole. we have had a statement from the foreign office, worth saying that they preface it by sayin

. >> we learn the man that rented the van is identified as a man named driss oukabir. abc news back to you. >> thank you. >>> be sure to visit 6abc.com for the latest on the terrorist attack and the response in barcelona, there you can view video of first responders on the scene as well as read more on the investigation from spain. >> world news tonight with david muir is here with more on the barcelona terror attack, watch it at 6:30 following "action news" at 6:00. >>> closer to home a motorcycle was killed in camden county this afternoon. chopper 6 hd was over the scene of the 300 block of white horse pike in atco. it's still not clear how baddy the driver of the car was injured. >>> a father and son are facing child pornography and child sexual abuse charges. authorities arrested harry enis and his 29-year-old son patrick. investigators say that patrick uploaded 27 child pornography images to the internet from a computer in his bathroomment it was traced to his home in glen side and police recovered more than 600 disturbing images from harry enis's home office. bot

oukabir. rented in santa perpetua de mogoda. that is who rented the van. we have not been given information about the suspect, it could have been stolen, we don't know yet. authorities have not spoken to this matter yet but they have confirmed that one suspect has been arrested, again that is confirmed, two local spanish broadcasters, public television if you will. public television stations reporting that directly from authorities. one fatality is all that has been officially confirmed by authorities, we believe there is a delay on that matter according to the reporting of sky news in the united kingdom, which has put the death toll much higher. authorities say 32 people injured in addition to those killed. ten of them and what we would say in the united states would be critical condition, touch and go at area hospitals. one suspect arrested but another one still hold up in this turkish restaurant. and really, the details of that, we don't have them yet. authorities are being very quiet about

police tell abc news that this man, driss oukabir this is the suspected driver. and two people were left dead and is being investigated as possible terrorism. well, that attack in finland grows to the number of european cities that have had to deal with these sorts of terrorist attacks. here in barcelona, the hunt is on for the remaining members of that terrorist cell as authorities race to catch them before they have a chance to strike again. dan, paula. >> this story is not over, james, thank you very much for your reporting. also this morning, we're learning more about the american who was killed in the attack in >> jared tucker was celebrating his one-year anniversary with his new bride. the family is heartbroken and planning a funeral this morning. they're sharing their grief and abc's victor oquendo joins us with that part of the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this couple had just finished having sangria looking at souvenirs, a typical day in the heart of barcelona but in an instant their dream trip turned into a nightmare. jared tucker and

. >> investigators say 28-year-old driss oukabir. he was born in morocco where he recently visited before returning to spain on sunday. police arrested him and another man, but the hunt is till on for the driver of the van. and down the coast, 60 miles away in a related incident, five suspects dead, shot by police. that moment of silence happening just behind he. this is the pedestrian area where the attack happened last night. less than 24 hours later, thousands of people are out, even though the entire area is on lockdown. the manhunt for the driver continues. molly hunter, abc news, barcelona. >> amazing to see all those people back. >> here in the bay area, people are mourning the victims of the barcelona attack. >> someone placed a bouquet of roses by the window at spain's consulate on suter street. many people from california are on vacation in barcelona. we skyped with a group of young men yesterday who say they worry about their safety. >> meanwhile, an east bay family still waiting to hear from their loved one. abc 7 news re

among those arrested, this man, driss oukabir, originally from morocco, whose documents were used to rent the van in barcelona. but he denies any involvement, saying that his identity papers had been stolen. the spanish prime minister called an emergency cabinet meeting after announcing three days of official mourning. he has denounced what he called the "jihadist attack" and said spain will not submit to terror. this is a global battle. notjust against us, but against all come to that defend freedom, democracy and human rights. those values of which we have always been so proud. in barcelona, las ramblas is full of people once again. this world—famous promenade apparently unbowed by the terror attack here. but those killed and injured are being remembered in tributes of flowers and candles along the street. the nation is grieving and the world is watching. two attacks to talk about and a total of 1a two attacks to talk about and a total 01:14 dead at the end of it and more than 130 injured from some 34 and more than 130 injured from some 3a different nationalities. just to give yo

police released the image of one of the suspects, driss oukabir, a moroccan national living in spain whose passport was used to hire the van. there was a person next to the blue kiosk who was killed. you can see lots of people running around, lots of people helping each other. then a second attack. five men in another car, 70 miles to the south, in the village of cambrils. five people were injured, two critically. the suspects believed to have been wearing fake suicide vests were shot dead by police. within 30 seconds the police turned up and they had drawn the guns and they were shouting something to the guy. and the next thing i know, shots were fired. translation: i suddenly heard bang, bang, bang, here in the port. and afterthe bang, bang, bang, people were screaming. then the police, screaming. then, more screaming. translation: this is a quiet place to come with your family to enjoy it. you think it is more likely to happen in salou nearby, where the party is. investigators link both attacks to an explosion in a house in the town of alcanar on wednesday where one man died and 2

this man, driss oukabir, has been linked to the hiring of the vehicle and was questioned by police, but the driver remains at large. spanish media report it would be his brothder, musa. catalunya's police chief said both incidents were carried out by a terror cell of at least eight people who had been planning the attacks for some time and linked them to an explosion wednesday which leveled a house and was originally reported simply as a gas explosion. isis has claimed responsibility for these attacks. cbs news has learned it might not just be attacks inspired by isis but perhaps carried out by isis itself. as you can see, people here are just stunned at this idyllic beach community, wondering how something like this could happen. >> all right. seth doane, thank you. reporting from cambrils. we'll talk about that. >>> we want to g from there to barcelona, about 62 miles north. it is spain's second large st city and a major destination for tourists around the world. debra is there talking to survivors. >> reporter: incredible scenes here atlas ram blas where hundreds of barcelona residen

officials say the van was rented in the name of this man, 28-year-old moroccan born driss oukabir but he claimed his license was stolen and police tell abc news this morning he has now been released with a new focus on his younger brother as a possible driver. the barcelona attack comes straight out of the isis playbook with its followers urged to use any means available to attack innocent civilians. this isis fighter was described as an american goading others to attack. >> are you capable of stabbing someone with a knife or running him over with a car? >> reporter: just this may isis gave details of the best truck to use in an attack and now there's been almost a dozen such attacks in europe, nice, france, 86 killed. berlin, 11 dead and then in london another dozen people killed. and what spain is dealing with this morning was no lone wolf attack but instead a much more complex operation involving at least eight people who isis claims were soldiers of the caliphate, robin. >> we're seeing across the country and right here the heightened security because of what we're seeing. brian,

driss oukabir rented the van used in the attack in barcelona. he denied involvement but was remanded in custody. salah el karib ronan hughes net cafe in the town when many of the suspects lived. he remains in custody pending further enquiries. mohammed aallaa was granted conditional release. thejudge mohammed aallaa was granted conditional release. the judge said the evidence against him was weak. he denied being the owner of the car used in an attack in the coastal town of cambrils on friday. it has 110w town of cambrils on friday. it has now been confirmed a speed camera photographed the vehicle near paris just days before the attack in barcelona. identity theft is reaching epidemic levels with almost 500 cases a day, according to a leading fraud prevention organisation. cifas says there were nearly 90,000 cases in the first six months of this year, a 5% rise. id fraudsters obtain personal information before applying for loa ns information before applying for loans or store cards in their name. the number of complaints about bin collections wh

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oukabir is now in custody along with another suspect. and a third man was shot and killed after running a police roadblock. oukabir's facebook page shows him resting on the beach, listening to rap music. but he recently shared this anti-semitic video whom he described as "true heroes." >> reporter: normally this is bustling on a summer night. now it's virtually shut down, the only thing, security vehicles and their personnel. it comes straight out of an isis playbook. the group has urged followers to carry out similar attacks. even detailing the type of truck to use. >> we can only expect to see more attacks. >> if you think about that it's so easy to do. the world is basically a soft target. you need no training. you need no equipment. you just need somebody who's got the wherewithal ability to pull off these horrible acts. >> reporter: today's attack once again a reminder of a troubling new reality for cities across europe. >> i'm from london. i know we've had problems. any western city is a target. especially tourist areas. not a comp