The Reuters headline 'Spain Seeks Two-Time Bomb Suspect in Madrid Blasts' is a bit misleading. Mejjati was not one of those named on the arrest warrants:
Spanish investigators chasing suspects in the Madrid train bombings have identified as the suspected organizer a wealthy Moroccan also being sought in connection with bombings in Casablanca and Riyadh last year.
But the wanted man -- Abdelkarim el Mejjati -- was not among those who were the subject of an international arrest warrant, as sources close to the investigation said and Reuters reported earlier Wednesday.
Instead the Spanish judge investigating the Madrid train bombings, Juan del Olmo, issued six other arrest warrants for five Moroccans and one Tunisian.
Sources close the investigation held firm that Mejjati was perceived to be the organizer of the Madrid attacks that killed 191 people on March 11 -- and said del Olmo could still issue a warrant for him in the future...
Terrorism · Wed, 03/31/2004 - 14:01 · · Importance: 1
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