Barcelona attack: four suspects questioned
Terror cell comprised 12 members, mainly of Moroccan descent, all from the small town of Ripoli north of Barcelona
* Said to have been radicalized by local imam Abdelbaki Es Satty; Alcanar, Alcanar
* Four suspects detained
* Plan to bomb landmark Sagrada Familia and other monuments
* 120 butane gas canisters and traces of home-made explosives found at Alcanar house; Two plotters believed to be in a blast here on Wednesday including Es Satty
* After explosion they thing vehicular attacks on Thursday:
- a white van on the Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona, killing 13 dead and injuring 120
- an Audi in Cambrils to the south, used to ram passers-by, killing a Spanish woman. Occupants then got to try to stab people; They were wearing fake explosives belts; All five shot by police, including Moussa Oukabir
* Van driver Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, shot dead by font on Monday
* Four detained suspects produced in short:
- Mohamed Houli Chemlal, 21, arrested after being hurt in blast at house in Alcanar
- Driss Oukabir, 28, whose passport was found in abandoned after the Barcelona attack
- Mohammed Aalla, 27, owner of Audi used in Cambrils attack
- Salah el Karib, 34, who ran an internet cafe in Ripoll which reportedly was used to send money to Morocco.
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