Five Madrid bombing suspects arrested in the latest police sweeps appeared in court today as Spanish investigators pursued conspirators in the country’s worst terrorist attack.

A judge charged four more suspects – three Moroccans and a Spaniard – with terrorism and mass killings over the Madrid bombings early today.

Three Moroccans were today charged with the murder of 190 people in the the Madrid terror attacks

THE massive multinational probe into the Madrid bombings made significant progress yesterday, with police in Spain arresting five more suspects and bringing five others before a judge.

Spanish police have arrested four more suspects, believed to be of Moroccan origin, in the hunt for the Madrid terror bombers.

Police suspect that at least six Moroccans took part in the Madrid train bombings as the growing international investigation increasingly focused on Islamic militants possibly linked to al-Qaida.

THIS is the man Spanish police suspect is the mastermind behind the bombings which killed 201 people and injured more than 1,400 in Madrid last Thursday.

Tony Blair was today struggling to hold together the coalition which took military action in Iraq, after the Spanish Prime Minister-elect accused him and US President George W Bush of going to war on the basis of lies.

One of the three Moroccans arrested in the Madrid train bombings was a follower of a suspected al-Qaida member jailed in Spain for allegedly helping plan the September 11 attacks in the United States, according to court documents.