Article: MAN LINKED TO MADRID TRAIN BOMBINGS SENTENCED IN MOROCCO

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Rabat, Dec. 19 -- (IANS) An appeals court in Morocco has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for his involvement in the 2004 train bombings in the Spanish capital Madrid, EFE news agency reported Friday.

Prosecutors had asked for life in prison for Abdelilah Hriz, a Moroccan citizen, who is accused in Spain of being the mastermind of the multiple Madrid attacks, which left nearly 200 dead and more than 1,800 injured.

The court found Hriz guilty of "forming a criminal band to carry out a terrorist act" and "complicity in the destruction of means of transportation and public routes with explosives".

Hriz's lawyer, ...

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