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Madrid 'bomb plot' trial starts

Source: BBC

By Danny Wood
BBC News, Madrid

The trial of 30 suspected Islamic militants accused of planning a series of bomb attacks on Madrid has started in Spain's High Court.

The alleged plot was uncovered months after the March 2004 train bombings in the capital, which killed 200 people.

The group are on trial in the same court they allegedly aimed to destroy. They have denied the charges.

Prosecutors say they planned to drive a truck packed with 500kg (1100lb) of explosives into Spain's High Court.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7045471.stm

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