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Morocco Will Try Madrid Bombing Suspect
2008-01-29
A suspect in the 2004 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people has been arrested in Morocco and will be tried there, judiciary officials said Monday.

Abdelilah Hriz was detained Sunday by Moroccan authorities.
Spain and Morocco do not have an extradition treaty, but a new legal agreement allows Moroccan courts to try suspects on charges drawn up by Spanish courts.
Spain and Morocco do not have an extradition treaty, but a new legal agreement allows Moroccan courts to try suspects on charges drawn up by Spanish courts, a National Court spokeswoman told The Associated Press. "Morocco does not normally hand over its nationals and in order to be able to try him, a judge here has transferred the legal process there," National Court Judge Baltasar Garzon said Monday in an interview broadcast by Spanish language news channel CNN+.

Bombs exploded in four trains in Madrid on March 11, 2004, killing 191 people and injuring more than 1,800 others. Last year, 21 people were convicted of terrorism and other charges in connection with the bombings.
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