A Moroccan man arrested in connection with the Barcelona terrorist attacks on Thursday in which 15 people died told the National Court in Madrid today that he and his fellow jihadists had hoped to murder hundreds more in the city. Mohamed Houli Chemlal, 21, said that the group, comprised of at least 12 men, had plotted a “wider attack” with multiple bombs at the Sagrada Familia basilica and other popular tourist spots. He is one of four surviving members of the group who appeared in the Madrid court today to be questioned by a judge. He survived an explosion on Wednesday when an imam, believed to have planned the attacks, accidentally blew himself up while he was making a bomb. Mr Chemlal, who was seriously…

Source: The Times August 22, 2017 15:56 UTC