Smoky Mountain Journal -Barcelona Suspect In Spanish Terror Attack Says "Bigger Attack" Was Planned




The Great Smoky Mountain Journal Staff Reports Posted: Sunday, January 21, 2018 11:23 AM

Barcelona Suspect In Spanish Terror Attack Says "Bigger Attack" Was Planned
One of the four alleged members of the extremist cell arrested after a pair of deadly Spanish terror attacks last week appeared before a judge in Spain's National Court on Tuesday -- and reportedly admitted there was a "bigger attack" being planned. The four men, believed to be the only members left alive of the extremist cell, were moved from Barcelona to Madrid to attend the closed-door hearing early Tuesday. The prosecutor urged the suspects, identified by Spanish media as Driss Oukabir, Mohammed Aalla, Salh el Karib and Mohamed Houli Chemlal, be held without bail. Chemlal was the first to testify, and he said there was a bigger attack planned following the Barcelona and Cambrils vehicle assaults that left 15 dead and more than 120 wounded, the BBC reported citing judicial sources. A National Court spokesman said Chemlal's testimony before Judge Fernando Andreu lasted more than an hour. The judge is set to decide whether the four suspects will remain in jail or be released.