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Eleven suspected Islamic extremists of South Asian origin have gone on trial in Spain over an alleged plot to stage suicide attacks on the Barcelona subway system. Spanish prosecutors allege that the defendants, nine Pakistanis and two Indians, were acting on orders from the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a Pakistani Taliban group linked to al-Qaeda, and were motivated by their opposition to the presence of Spanish troops in Afghanistan.
Although most counterterrorism experts familiar with the details of the case say the plot was very real, the case has been mired in controversy ever since the scheme was first uncovered in January 2008.