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| Madrid suspect returned to Spain | Madrid suspect returned to Spain |
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| A man charged with recruiting Madrid train bombers has been extradited to Spain, Scotland Yard said. | |
| Moutaz Almallah Dabas, 39, was handed over to the Spanish police by the Met at about 1200 GMT. | Moutaz Almallah Dabas, 39, was handed over to the Spanish police by the Met at about 1200 GMT. |
| Last month Law Lords rejected claims by Syrian-born Spanish citizen Mr Dabas that he had been detained illegally. | Last month Law Lords rejected claims by Syrian-born Spanish citizen Mr Dabas that he had been detained illegally. |
| He was arrested at his home in Slough, Berkshire, in March 2005 after Spanish authorities accused him of managing an al-Qaeda-inspired group. | He was arrested at his home in Slough, Berkshire, in March 2005 after Spanish authorities accused him of managing an al-Qaeda-inspired group. |
| The attacks on the Madrid rail network on 11 March 2004 killed 191 people and injured 1,500. | The attacks on the Madrid rail network on 11 March 2004 killed 191 people and injured 1,500. |
| Islamist militants claimed responsibility on behalf of al-Qaeda, saying they were avenging the presence of Spanish troops in Iraq at the time. | Islamist militants claimed responsibility on behalf of al-Qaeda, saying they were avenging the presence of Spanish troops in Iraq at the time. |
| The Spanish government accuses Mr Dabas of using a flat in Madrid to house al-Qaeda recruits. | The Spanish government accuses Mr Dabas of using a flat in Madrid to house al-Qaeda recruits. |
| Twenty-nine people are currently on trial in Spain in connection with the bombings. | Twenty-nine people are currently on trial in Spain in connection with the bombings. |
| Mr Dabas had argued the European arrest warrant used to detain him did not comply with the 2003 Extradition Act. | Mr Dabas had argued the European arrest warrant used to detain him did not comply with the 2003 Extradition Act. |
| His first appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal last May and on 28 February he lost the final round of his court battle against extradition. | His first appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal last May and on 28 February he lost the final round of his court battle against extradition. |