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Car 'Mounts Pavement Ploughing into Pedestrians' in Spain

THREE people have been injured after a speeding car mounted a pavement in the Spanish city of Zaragoza and ploughed into pedestrians.

The vehicle struck people close to a pedestrian crossing outside Bar Avenida in the capital of the Aragon region, with a civil guard spokesman adding the driver fled the scene.

Ottoman composer's 'tekbir' to replace Chopin's piece at funerals of fallen Turkish soldiers

The Turkish Interior Ministry has ordered governors to play Ottoman-era composer Itri's piece with lyrics from Quran verses instead of Frédéric François Chopin's "Marche Funèbre" during the funeral processions of fallen soldiers. 

Barcelona Suspects Appear In Court

Four men accused of belonging to the cell behind the terror attacks in and around Barcelona last week are appearing at the high court in Madrid, reported BBC. 

The judge questioning them is deciding what charges to press over the vehicle attacks that left 15 people dead and more than 100 injured.

Suspect in Louvre attack wanted to harm paintings, avenge Syrian people-source

A man arrested by police for attacking soldiers with a machete outside the Louvre museum in Paris last week said he wanted to damage paintings and "avenge" the Syrian people, a judicial source said on Feb. 7. 

Abdullah Reda al-Hamahmy confirmed his name, his age of 29 and his Egyptian nationality to investigators after initially refusing to speak, the source said. 

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