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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 attacks in and around Barcelona 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. They are being questioned by a judge 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 - two were killed in an explosion, six were 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 shot dead after being spotted in a vineyard to the west of Barcelona on Monday wearing a fake explosives belt. Police said he had shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is Greatest") and that he was armed with knives.
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 was 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. They began giving evidence before the judge during the afternoon.
The hearing is likely to conclude with the suspects being remanded in custody for the duration of the investigation. First to testify was Mohamed Houli Chemlal, who was in an explosion that reduced to rubble a house in Alcanar, south of Barcelona, the night before the Las Ramblas attack in Barcelona.
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. He was wearing hospital pyjamas for his court appearance as he is still being treated for his injuries.
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. Two other suspects were killed in the blast, which is believed to have prompted the suspects to change their attack plans. Police later found a cache of 120 gas canisters at the scene.
One of the survivors now in Madrid, 28-year-old Driss Oukabir, is protesting his innocence. The other suspects in court were:
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 hearing 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 without charge.
The other suspects in court are: Most of the 12 suspects lived in the town of Ripoll, north of Barcelona close to the French border. All were young men of North African descent.