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Published: 2 Dec Published: AM. Madrid bombings: the defendants. The 28 defendants in the Madrid train bombings. Published: PM. A Spanish court today handed prison sentences of nearly 40, years each to three of the eight lead defendants over the killing of more than people. The worst Islamist attack in European history. Paul Hamilos looks at the social, political and legal aftermath of the Madrid bombings.

The Madrid bombings. The major events surrounding the Madrid train bombings that killed people and injured up to 1, others. What role did al-Qaida play? Three other bombs did not detonate as planned and were later found intact. The attacks took place two days before a major Spanish election, in which anti-war Socialists swept to power. A second bombing, of a track of the high-speed AVE train, was attempted on April 2, but was unsuccessful.

The next day, Spanish police linked the occupants of an apartment in Leganes, south of Madrid, to the attacks. In the ensuing raid, seven suspects killed themselves and one Spanish special forces agent by setting off bombs in the apartment to avoid capture by the authorities. One other bomber is believed to have been killed in the train bombings and 29 were arrested.

After a five-month-long trial in , 21 people were convicted, although five of them, including Rabei Osman, the alleged ringleader, were later acquitted. In memory of the victims of the March 11 bombings, a memorial forest of olive and cypress trees was planted at the El Retiro park in Madrid, near the Atocha railway station. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! On top of the already-horrific destruction and loss of life, the natural disaster also gives rise to a nuclear Rusi Journal Authoritative Reinares brings his formidable investigative skills to prove that the 3—11 attacks were not the work of home-grown extremists enraged by Spanish involvement in the Iraq war.

Terrorism and Political Violence High marks for the depth of research, the quality of analysis, and the accuracy of its often complex results. Intelligence Analysis and Reporting Ultimately, Reinares makes his case using criminal linkages, established networks, and an apparent revenge motive Methods: We focus on the injury patterns sustained by casualties of the Madrid, 11 March , terrorist bombings, at the seven hospitals that received most victims.

The degree of severity in critical patients was assessed with the ISS. Results: The bombings resulted in immediate fatalities, 9 early deaths, and 5 late deaths. The critical mortality rate was of