A MAN armed with a Knife shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ was shot DEAD in Barcelona this morning.
RTVE Reported that a knifeman was ‘shot down’ as he tried to attack a local Police station with “the objective of attacking the agents” and the cry of “Allah is great”, police sources said.
According to sources close to the case, the events occurred at 05.52 (Spanish Time)
The man entered the police station and shouted “Allah is great” (Allahu Akbar) with a knife in his hand, so the police officer shot him.
According to sources, the attacker is a native of Algeria.
Police later confirmed he was shot dead, and the incident is being treated as a Terror Attack.
This is a developing story.
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