OyaYansa Posted August 25, 2017 Posted August 25, 2017 Spain's National High Court on Thursday suspended one of four suspects in last week's attacks in Barcelona and surrounding areas due to lack of evidence against them. Investigating Judge Fernando Andreu ordered the confiscation of Salh El Karib's passport, which must appear in court once a week while the investigation continues. The Karib, an employee of an Internet cafe in Ripoll, the Catalan po[CENSORED]tion where the extremist cell was supposed to be, was arrested when investigators determined that he allegedly bought plane tickets for some of the members. Meanwhile, Catalan police identified the second suspect killed in an explosion in a house in Alcanar where the cell that carried out the attacks, in which 15 people died, was preparing explosives. The body belonged to Youssef Aalla, police said. The detonation also killed an imam regarded as cell leader, Abdelbaki Es Satty. One of the now detained, Mohamed Houli Chemlal, was injured. One of Aalla's brothers is among the five attackers killed by police in the group's second attack, in the tourist resort of Cambrils, according to the researchers. Another brother is one of the suspects. The attacks of 17 and 18 August left 15 dead and more than 120 injured. The bombings were preceded by the August 16 explosion in Alcanar's house, which disrupted the group's plans to detonate bombs on targeted targets. Of the 12 people allegedly linked to the attacks, two are in custody, two on probation, two were killed in the blast and the other six were shot dead by police.
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