In Spain, 21 people have been found guilty of involvement in the 2004 train bombings that killed 191 people in Madrid. Seven of the accused were acquitted of any role in the bombings including one alleged mastermind. Juan Carlos Vives Segura of the Terrorism Victims Association said he is disappointed with the verdict.
Juan Carlos Vives Segura: “We were convinced that there were more people behind the attacks, not as part of a conspiracy theory, simply that not only those who sat there were responsible. As a matter of fact, there is only four or five guilty sentences and only for assisting, not for carrying out the attacks.”
The 21 guilty defendants are expected to appeal their convictions.