Barcelona suspect says he thought he was renting vans for a move

MADRID — A person who attended proceedings at Spain’s National Court says Barcelona attack suspect Driss Oukabir told the prosecutor he had rented the vans used in last week’s attacks — but says he did that because he thought they were going to be used for a house move.

He is the second of four Barcelona attack suspects being quizzed Tuesday at the court in Madrid. His brother was one of the five radicals shot dead Friday by police after a vehicle attack on pedestrians in Cambrils.

The person at the hearing says Oukabir denied being part of the attackers’ cell. The person says Oukabir said his first version of events — telling police that his documents were stolen by his brother — was something he said out of fear.

The prosecutor has asked for Oukabir to be jailed without bail before trial — along with the first suspect to testify, Mohamed Houli Chemlal.

— AP