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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. |
Madrid bombs: Defendants Two of these seven - Jamal Zougam and Abdelmajid Bouchar - are accused of actually planting bombs. | 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. |
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