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| Madrid train bombing trial begins | Madrid train bombing trial begins |
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| Twenty-nine suspects are going on trial in the Spanish capital, Madrid, over the March 2004 train bombings that killed 191 people. | Twenty-nine suspects are going on trial in the Spanish capital, Madrid, over the March 2004 train bombings that killed 191 people. |
| Seven of the suspects - who are mostly Moroccan - will face charges of murder and belonging to a terrorist group. | Seven of the suspects - who are mostly Moroccan - will face charges of murder and belonging to a terrorist group. |
| The others face charges including collaborating with a terrorist group and handling explosives. | The others face charges including collaborating with a terrorist group and handling explosives. |
| More than 1,700 people were injured in the multiple bomb attacks, which targeted four rush-hour trains. | More than 1,700 people were injured in the multiple bomb attacks, which targeted four rush-hour trains. |
| Investigators in Spain have attributed the attacks to a local cell of Islamic extremists inspired by al-Qaeda. | Investigators in Spain have attributed the attacks to a local cell of Islamic extremists inspired by al-Qaeda. |
| Multiple charges | Multiple charges |
| Five Moroccans and a Syrian are charged with 191 murders and 1,755 attempted murders. A Spaniard is accused of 192 murders and 1,755 attempted murders. | Five Moroccans and a Syrian are charged with 191 murders and 1,755 attempted murders. A Spaniard is accused of 192 murders and 1,755 attempted murders. |
| class="" href="/1/hi/world/europe/4899544.stm">Madrid bombs: Defendants Two of these seven - Jamal Zougam and Abdelmajid Bouchar - are accused of actually planting bombs. | |
| Of the remaining 22 defendants, 11 are from Morocco, eight from Spain and one each from Algeria, Syria and Lebanon. | Of the remaining 22 defendants, 11 are from Morocco, eight from Spain and one each from Algeria, Syria and Lebanon. |
| Seven top suspects - including the alleged mastermind, Tunisian Serhane ben Abdelmajid Fakhet - died in an explosion at a flat in Madrid in April 2004 as police were closing in on them. | Seven top suspects - including the alleged mastermind, Tunisian Serhane ben Abdelmajid Fakhet - died in an explosion at a flat in Madrid in April 2004 as police were closing in on them. |
| High-profile trial | High-profile trial |
| This is Europe's biggest-ever trial of alleged Islamic militants. It is expected to last several months and hear from hundreds of witnesses and police experts. | This is Europe's biggest-ever trial of alleged Islamic militants. It is expected to last several months and hear from hundreds of witnesses and police experts. |
| The indictment alone is 100,000 pages long. | The indictment alone is 100,000 pages long. |
| The legal documents have been digitised and will be projected on to screens during the court sessions, which will be broadcast live on national television, radio and the internet | The legal documents have been digitised and will be projected on to screens during the court sessions, which will be broadcast live on national television, radio and the internet |
| On Tuesday, Spanish officials raised the country's security alert level from low to medium ahead of the trial and the third anniversary of the attacks on 11 March. | On Tuesday, Spanish officials raised the country's security alert level from low to medium ahead of the trial and the third anniversary of the attacks on 11 March. |
| Extra police will be stationed at key public areas while the elevated alert is in place, the interior ministry said. | Extra police will be stationed at key public areas while the elevated alert is in place, the interior ministry said. |