Jamal Zougam

Verdicts were announced on October 31, 2007 for all the suspects arrested in connection to a series of train bombings that took place in Madrid, Spain on March 11, 2004. Jamal Zougam was one of the three suspects found guilty of mass murder charges. He was sentenced to nearly 40,000 years in prison.

Fast Facts

1. Born in Morocco
2. Operated a mobile phone store in Madrid, Spain
3. Arrested on March 13, 2004
4. Allegedly planted one of the many bombs on March 11, 2004
5. Was under surveillance for his involvement with a bombing campaign in Casablanca, Morocco in 2003
6. Sentenced to 12 years in prison for belonging to a terrorist organization
7. Sentenced to 30 years each for 191 counts of murder
8. Sentenced to 20 years each for 1,856 counts of attempted murder¹

Charges

1. 191 counts of mass murder
2. 1,841 counts of attempted murder
3. 4 counts of terrorist damage to trains
4. 1 count of membership in a terrorist group²

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