21 Aug, 2018 @ 16:09
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Knifeman shot dead in Barcelona ‘posed as terrorist’ to get himself killed after coming out as gay and fearing life in Muslim faith

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TRAGIC: ‘Terrorist’ wanted to kill himself after coming out as gay

AN Algerian Muslim who was shot dead yesterday while ‘trying to stab’ police near Barcelona was trying to get himself killed, his wife has claimed. 

Abdelouahab Taib, 29, had allegedly come out as gay and wanted to commit suicide because he ‘felt shame’.

The young man stormed a police station wielding a knife yesterday and shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ before being shot dead.

His Spanish wife said in her police statement that he told her two months ago he was gay, a source close to the investigation said.

“She said she had left him, that he had revealed his homosexuality and that he was disturbed about how that fit in with the Muslim religion,” the source added.

“We’re putting this down to confusion, a suicide attempt. There are some who do it throwing themselves off a bridge, he opted for this method.

“We’re basing ourselves on his wife’s testimony, who says he had not veered towards extremism.”

Neither the interior ministry nor the police have commented on the reports.

 

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
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