Kamikaze Driver Barcelona spent 20,000 euros on parties

barcelona - The Swede Joakim Robin Berggren, on Tuesday in Barcelona panic caused by a stolen truck with gas cylinders to drive in traffic in central Barcelona, ​​there chased the night before his kamikazerit whopping 20,000 euros through at a party. The Swede still staying at the psychiatric ward of the Hospital del Mar in the city. The police can not question him yet.

Berggren and his friends spent the money on alcohol, drugs and prostitutes, says Juan Carlos Molinero, commander of the Catalan police.

Swedish tourist was on February 20 with a friend in Barcelona from Moscow. Since he had booked and paid for a hotel, but he did not use because it was excessive partying. He had booked a flight to Madrid, but he did shoot. Probably because he preferred Barcelona continued partying, said the commander of the Catalan police.

The man chased the people of Barcelona the wits by a truck with gas cylinders to hijack and thereby tearing through the center of Barcelona. Many people thought a terrorist attack, showed messages on social media. The Catalan Interior Minister, Jordi Jané, this morning stressed once again that there was no indication- and it is was an 'unstable person with a history of mental problems. '

The man was in Sweden ten years ago, already convicted of violence against women, theft, driving without a license and drug trafficking. When he was arrested he had 3,000 Swedish crowns in his pocket, about 300 euros.

From reports and witness statements show that it was a coincidence that he hijacked a truck with butane,. He would have been looking for 'whatever vehicle of any kind.' Together with a friend he had been trying to steal the motor of another man. The man did return from there. Other witnesses stated that the Swede tried to hold cars.

The wild ride with the truck through the city lasted a total of ten minutes. Three people were slightly injured. The Swede collided with several cars as he drove against traffic and lost a large part of the cargo. The police could finally bring him in after landing shots. Probably hit one of the balls to the engine, causing that stopped it.