Madrid
A Spanish judge charged 29 people with terrorism this week in connection with the 2004 Madrid train bombings. Judge Juan del Olmo said the bombings, which killed 191 people and wounded more than 2,000, were the work of a radical Islamist cell that was inspired by, but not directly linked with, al Qaida. Two of the suspects, Moroccan nationals Abdelmajid Bouchar and Jamal Zougam, were charged with directly carrying out the attacks, while the others were charged with aiding and abetting. The attacks took place March 11, just days before Spain’s parliamentary elections. They are credited with boosting the Socialists, who vowed to pull Spanish troops out of Iraq, to victory.
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