Madrid bombings suspect denies ties to al-Qaida cell

A prime suspect in last year’s train bombings in Madrid took the stand today at the trial of 24 suspected al-Qaida members and denied he had anything but a business relationship with their accused leader, who allegedly helped plot the September 11 attacks in the US

Moroccan businessman Jamal Zougam, 32, is suspected of being one of the militants who placed 10 backpack bombs that exploded aboard commuter trains on March 11 of last year, killing 191 people and wounding more than 1,500. He denied any involvement in the attacks.