A preliminary inquiry for two people accused of plotting to attack a Halifax shopping mall resumed Wednesday.

23-year-old Lindsay Kantha Souvannarath of Geneva, Ill., and 21-year-old Randall Steven Shepherd of Halifax are each charged with conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit arson, illegal possession of dangerous weapons and making a threat through social media.

None of the allegations has been proven in court.

This is the second day of three days that are scheduled for the inquiry, which is subject to a publication ban that prohibits reporting what is heard in Halifax provincial court.

So far, there have been eight witnesses, three Canadian Border Service Agency officers and five police officers.

One more police officer will testify when the preliminary resumes July 23.

After that, a trial date will be set in Nova Scotia Supreme Court for the trial by judge and jury.

The Crown alleges there was a plot to attack the Halifax Shopping Centre on Valentine's Day with a 19-year-old man, who was found dead in his Halifax home.