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Barcelona attack: Surviving suspects face judge Barcelona attack: Suspect says bigger attack was planned
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Four men accused of belonging to the cell behind the attacks in and around Barcelona are appearing at the high court in Madrid. One of the alleged Barcelona assailants has admitted in court that a bigger attack was planned, say judicial sources.
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. Mohamed Houli Chemlal was testifying in the Madrid high court, where the four surviving suspects are appearing.
Eight other members of the alleged cell are dead - two were killed in an explosion, six were shot by police. He was injured in an explosion that reduced a house to rubble in the town of Alcanar last Wednesday.
Fifteen people were killed and more than 100 injured in a series of attacks in and around Barcelona.
Eight members of the alleged cell are dead - two were killed in the Alcanar explosion, and six were later 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.
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 was 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.
They began giving evidence before the judge during the afternoon.They began giving evidence before the judge during the afternoon.
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. Mohamed Houli Chemlal was the first to testify. He was hurt in the blast in Alcanar the night before the Las Ramblas attack in Barcelona.
He was wearing hospital pyjamas for his court appearance as he is still being treated for his injuries.He was wearing hospital pyjamas for his court appearance as he is still being treated for his injuries.
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. Police later found a cache of 120 gas canisters at the scene but the blast is thought to have prompted the attackers to change the nature of the attack.
The other suspects in court were: Two other suspects were killed in the blast, including Abdelbaki Es Satty, the Moroccan imam thought to have been a radicalising influence on the suspects.
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:
The judge will decide whether to remand the suspects in custody and deny bail as demanded by the prosecutor.
As well as the two who died in the explosion, five attackers were shot dead by police following the Cambrils attack.
The last man to be caught was Younes Abouyaaqoub, a 22-year-old Moroccan thought to have been the driver of the van that rammed into crowds in Barcelona.
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.
Tuesday's 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.
Meanwhile, French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb has confirmed previous reports that some of the alleged attackers made an overnight visit to France days before the attack.
'Exclusively Spanish'
He told BFMTV it had been an "extremely fast return trip" to the Essonne area of Paris on 11-12 August, during which their Audi A3 had been caught on speed cameras.
But he insisted the cell had no French links - "they were exclusively Spanish".
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.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.