Jamal Zougam (born 1973 in Tangier) was one of six men implicated in the 11 March 2004 Madrid Train Bombings.[1] He was detained on 13 March 2004, accused of multiple counts of murder, attempted murder, stealing a vehicle, belonging to a terrorist organisation and four counts of carrying out terrorist acts.
Spain's El País newspaper says three witnesses have testified to seeing him leave a rucksack aboard one of the bombed trains.
Zougam owned a mobile phone shop in the Lavapiés neighborhood in Madrid called Nuevo Siglo (The New Century). He is believed to be the person who sold telephones which were used to detonate the bombs from the bombings.[2] He also reportedly helped construct the bombs[3] and was one of the first to be arrested.[4]
On October 31st, 2007 he was convicted of 191 charges of murder and 1,856 charges of attempted murder, and received a sentence of 42,922 years in prison.[2]
References
- ^ "Jamal Zougam: Madrid bomb suspect". BBC. March 18, 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3515790.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ a b "Mass murderers jailed for 40 years as judge delivers verdicts on Spain's 9/11". The Guardian. November 1, 2007. http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/article/0,,2202754,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ "Six Moroccans suspected of Madrid attacks". The Guardian. March 16, 2004. http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/article/0,2763,1170380,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
- ^ "Madrid suspect heard in 9/11 case". BBC. June 1, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4600967.stm. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
External links
- Madrid bombing suspects. BBC.
- The Madrid Bombing. CBC.
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