The Spanish National Court is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism
According to advanced information, the Spanish National Court is carrying out investigations into the attack on the Magic of Badalona as an act of terrorism. The prosecutor of this special court, Raquel de Miguel Morante, has issued a favorable report for the National Court to take this case after the transfer made by the Court of Inquiry number 4 of Badalona, which was on duty on the day of the events . The investigations will now have to clarify the facts and reconstruct the life of Hamza Warris, the author of the attack.
The context and motivation of the attack
On the evening of Holy Wednesday, Hamza Warris decided to take revenge after seeing footage of Israeli attacks against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. With an axe, he went to the Màgic shopping center in Badalona, where he started banging on the windows of the McDonald’s restaurant. Although there were several people at the site, Warris did not attack them directly. After he was arrested, he explained that he had done it to avenge Gaza, and the Mossos d’Esquadra took over the case.
Possible connections with jihadist terrorism
Investigations also point to Warris’ possible connections to jihadist terrorism. Relevant information was found on his mobile device, highlighting the presence of a jihadist terrorist faction in Pakistan, the author’s home country, which could be linked to the attack. The National Prosecutor’s Office accepts the thesis of the Mossos d’Esquadra and the court of Badalona, and asks that it be the central court of Madrid that investigates the case.