A 12-kilo bomb hidden in a bag on a busy high-speed rail line in Spain reignited terrorism fears in a country still traumatised by last month’s Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people.

A Spanish judge today freed three men who had been arrested in connection with the Madrid train bombings, court officials said.

A Spanish judge charged two more suspects in the Madrid railway bombings early today, bringing the total number of people charged in the case to 14, court officials said.