Reuters News ArticleThe two Indian Nationals, it seems were non Muslim.
Subject: reuters.co.uk - Spain bomb suspects accused of terror crimes - Fri 19 March, 2004 10:22 AM Spain bomb suspects accused of terror crimes Fri 19 March, 2004 10:22 AM By Daniel Flynn MADRID (Reuters) - Three Moroccan suspects held in connection with Madrid train bombings have been accused of 190 murders and of belonging to a "terrorist group", High Court sources say. Another two suspects, both Indians, were accused of cooperating with a "terrorist group", the sources said. All five were ordered held in custody after their initial appearance before a judge which lasted seven hours until 4 A.M. (3 a.m.) on Friday morning. Bombs exploded on four packed commuter trains in Madrid on March 11, killing 202 people, in attacks which have been claimed by a militant Islamic group aligning itself to al Qaeda. There was no immediate declaration of the grounds on which the men were accused of 190 murders. The five were arrested three days after the bombing. All five suspects denied any link to the radical al Qaeda network, the court sources added. They also denied taking part in the attacks, saying they were asleep at the time. Investigators have said that an unexploded bomb found on one of the trains, containing a mobile phone that would have been used to activate the bomb, provided valuable evidence. The three accused of the murders and of belonging to a "terrorist organisation" are Moroccans Jamal Zougam, his brother Mohamed Chaoui and Mohamed Bekkali. Zougam broke down before the judge and prosecutor and started crying, the sources said. When the hearing was over, he was taken back to cells in the basement of the court and returned to praying. The Moroccans are also accused of 1,400 attempted murders, four "terrorist acts" and stealing a vehicle. The two Indians, Suresh Kumar and Vinay Khohy, are accused of cooperating with a "terrorist organisation" and forging commercial documents. Under the Spanish legal system, the accusations made against the five means the court considers there is a case to answer. A decision on formal charges would be taken later. Five other suspects in the bomb investigation were arrested on Thursday. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
