Man arrested over 2004 Madrid bombings

Police in Spain have arrested a Moroccan man (21) this morning in connection with the Madrid train bombings last year.

Police in Spain have arrested a Moroccan man (21) this morning in connection with the Madrid train bombings last year.

The man was arrested in Fuenlabrada, a suburb of Madrid.

He is believed to have links with the Algerian Allekema Lamari whose terrorist group was responsible for the bombings that killed 191 people last March.

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