Symbol copyright EPA Symbol caption Police searched the person’s home close to the scene of the attack
A knife-wielding man, shot useless by means of Spanish police, had pop out as homosexual and was once considering suicide, reviews quoting his ex-spouse’s testimony say.
Algerian Abdel Wahab Taib, 29, shouted in Arabic as he targeted a police station in a town south of Barcelona.
Police are treating the incident as a “terrorist assault” but a supply just about the research advised AFP they do not suspect any hyperlinks to jihadism.
Police have searched Taib’s home and questioned his former spouse.
Relatives of the attacker are now making an allowance for suing the Catalan local police for negligent conduct, their attorney said.
Image copyright EPA Symbol caption Police said the person had entered the development with the aim of attacking officials
The officer opened fireplace thrice, fatally wounding the attacker, the commissioner stated. The officer had used a gun to avoid wasting her life, he stated, even though it was uncertain if she was once in the back of a tumbler partition on the time.
“For now we are treating it as a terrorist attack,” he stated, although he stressed there has been not anything at this level to link him to the jihadist cellular phone desirous about the attacks on Barcelona’s Las Ramblas venue on 17 August final yr and Cambrils hours later.
What will we know about the attacker?
Abdel Waheb Taib were dwelling in Spain for a couple of years.
He had no prison record and lived together with his ex-wife, a Spanish citizen who had transformed to Islam once they met, just 150m (492ft) from the Cornella station.
He was now not below surveillance or suspected to be in danger of radicalisation, police mentioned.
His ex-wife reportedly stated Taib feared shame and shame will have to the Muslim community ever discover his homosexuality.
Symbol copyright EPA Image caption David Martinez Cubells, the legal professional representing Taib’s ex-wife, informed reporters the circle of relatives are considering suing the police
Local media say the night time sooner than the assault, he left a observe to his ex-spouse, saying “i’m leaving, insha’Allah God willing, to the good position that may be above.”
Police reportedly discovered different letters written by the Algerian, one specifically begging Allah (Arabic for God) for forgiveness.
Prosecutors mentioned Taib attacked the police “with the reason to kill, or die making an attempt”, newspaper El Pais quoted.
They mentioned they suspect he sought a kind of non secular redemption for what he considered the sin of being gay.
