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Officers killed the ISIS jihadist in Subirats, a town 30km west of Barcelona, after receiving a tip-off from a local woman tonight. Mossos d'Esquadra, the region's police force, launched the high-profile manhunt for the Morocco-born terrorist after last week's terror attack. The 22-year-old abandoned his rented van and fled on foot after ploughing into a busy crowd on Las Ramblas on Thursday afternoon.

Over the weekend, officials admitted they had no idea where he was, sparking rumours he could have crossed the Spanish border into France. Police chief Josep Lluis Trapero told a press conference yesterday: "We don't have any specific information on this but it cannot be ruled out. "If we knew that he was in Spain and where, we would go after him. We don't know where he is." Mr Trapero also said the Daesh militant may have changed his appearance and tried to disguise himself with a beard.

GETTY•SG Barcelona terror suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub has been shot dead

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A female neighbour in Subirats believed to have called police this afternoon after spotting a man she thought was Abouyaaqoub. He ran towards an area of vineyards after she shouted at him to ask what he was doing, according to Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia. It is not yet known when the ISIS terrorist arrived in Subirats, which has a population of just 3,000, or how he evaded police for so long.

SG Armed police raced to the scene in Subirats, around 30km from Barcelona

His mother Ghanno Gaanimi had urged Abouyaaqoub to give himself up yesterday. She said: "He must go to the police, he must hand himself in. He is better off in prison than being dead. It's wrong to kill people. I am not to blame for this." His cousin added: "This has shocked us like everyone. We had no idea this was about to happen. They're such normal kids. They had such a normal life. "Islam is a religion of peace and love. Islam does not tell us to kill."

SG Police in Catalonia launched the manhunt for the ISIS jihadist on Thursday