On October 31, 2007, Rabei Osman Sayed Ahmed was acquitted of murder charges in relation to his involvement with a series of train bombings that took place in Madrid, Spain on March 11, 2004. Despite escaping his major charges, Ahmed was convicted of belonging to an international terrorist group. He is being held in a prison in Milan, Italy where he was arrested three months after the Madrid bombings.New York Times: Egyptian Is Focus of Attention as Madrid Bomb Trial Opens (February 15, 2007)
Other Suspects Acquitted of Murder
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Of Egyptian descent
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Also known as "Mohamed the Egyptian"
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Denied involvement while on trial
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191 counts of murder, 1,755 counts of attempted murder
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Acquitted of all murder charges
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Verdict given on October 31, 2007
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Javier Gomez Bermudez
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Bermudez announced the verdicts for Ahmed and 27 other suspects that same day.
