Madrid bombing suspect arrested in Belgrade

Police in Serbia have arrested a Moroccan wanted in connection with the Madrid train bombings of last year, the Spanish Interior Ministry has said.

The suspect was identified as 22-year-old Abdelmajid Bouchar, who allegedly fled a suburban Madrid apartment shortly before alleged ringleaders in the attack blew themselves up to avoid arrest, three weeks after the massacre.

Bouchar faced an international arrest warrant and had been living in Belgrade under an assumed name and a fake Iraqi passport, the ministry said in a statement.