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Barcelona attack: Surviving suspects face judge | Barcelona attack: Surviving suspects face judge |
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Four men accused of belonging to the cell behind the terror attacks in and around Barcelona last week are appearing at the high court in Madrid. | Four men accused of belonging to the cell behind the terror attacks in and around Barcelona last week are appearing at the high court in Madrid. |
The judge questioning them is deciding what charges to press over the vehicle attacks that left 15 people dead and more than 100 injured. | The judge questioning them is deciding what charges to press over the vehicle attacks that left 15 people dead and more than 100 injured. |
Eight other members of the alleged cell are dead - some killed in an explosion, others shot by police. | Eight other members of the alleged cell are dead - some killed in an explosion, others shot by police. |
The last suspect was killed in a vineyard west of Barcelona on Monday. | The last suspect was killed in a vineyard west of Barcelona on Monday. |
A 22-year-old Moroccan, Younes Abouyaaqoub, is thought to have been the driver of the van that rammed into crowds in Barcelona on Thursday. | A 22-year-old Moroccan, Younes Abouyaaqoub, is thought to have been the driver of the van that rammed into crowds in Barcelona on Thursday. |
He was wearing a fake explosives belt and shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is Greatest") before he was shot dead by police, said reports. | He was wearing a fake explosives belt and shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is Greatest") before he was shot dead by police, said reports. |
The surviving suspects were moved, under high security, from Barcelona to Madrid for Tuesday's hearing. | The surviving suspects were moved, under high security, from Barcelona to Madrid for Tuesday's hearing. |
Investigating judge Fernando Andreu is expected to read out the charges against them, likely to span counts of terrorism, murder and possession of arms. | Investigating judge Fernando Andreu is expected to read out the charges against them, likely to span counts of terrorism, murder and possession of arms. |
If they agree to testify, they will be questioned on their statements. | If they agree to testify, they will be questioned on their statements. |
The hearing is likely to conclude with the suspects being remanded in custody for the duration of the investigation. | The hearing is likely to conclude with the suspects being remanded in custody for the duration of the investigation. |
It took place while Ana Suárez, a woman in her 60s killed in the Cambrils attack, was buried in a private ceremony in Zaragoza. Forty-five companies in a Catalonia association of undertakers and funeral companies have offered to perform funerals for the victims for free. | |
Most of the 12 suspects lived in the town of Ripoll, north of Barcelona close to the French border. Most were young men of Moroccan descent. | |
One of the survivors now in Madrid, 28-year-old Driss Oukabir, is protesting his innocence. | |
His passport was found in the van which ran amok in the Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona, but he says his brother Moussa - who was killed in the attack in Cambrils - had stolen his documents. | |
The other suspects in court are: |