Spain frees Moroccan, holds 13 over attack

A Spanish judge on Tuesday freed a Moroccan man arrested in connection with the Madrid train bombings, but ordered four other men to remain ...

Madrid | March 24, 2004 12:00 AM IST

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A Spanish judge on Tuesday freed a Moroccan man arrested in connection with the Madrid train bombings, but ordered four other men to remain in jail for their alleged role in the suspected Al Qaeda-linked attack.

Thirteen men, 10 of them Moroccans, are now being held over the bombings on four packed commuter trains that killed 202 people and wounded more than 1,800. No formal charges have been laid so far. Four other suspects will remain in jail. Two of them, a Moroccan and a Spaniard, are accused of 190 murders and 1,430 attempted murders. Two other Moroccans are accused of belonging to or collaborating with a terrorist group. —(Reuters)