Trio on trial for helping 2017 Barcelona attackers

The trial opened Tuesday of three men accused of helping the jihadists behind the 2017 attacks in Barcelona and a nearby town that killed 16 people. Held under tight security, the trial began shortly after 0900 GMT at a branch of Spain’s National Court in San Fernando de Henares near Madrid. A total of 235 witnesses will be called during the trial which is expected to run until December 16. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the…