Police make another arrest and seek six warrants in Madrid bombings

MADRID, Spain (AP) _ Authorities arrested one more suspect Friday in the Madrid terror bombings and requested arrest warrants for six other people, court officials said. <br><br>The new detainee was identified

Friday, April 23rd 2004, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

MADRID, Spain (AP) _ Authorities arrested one more suspect Friday in the Madrid terror bombings and requested arrest warrants for six other people, court officials said.

The new detainee was identified as Abdennabid Chedadi, a Moroccan and brother of Mohamed Chedadi, one of the first suspects to be arrested in the case.

Judge Juan del Olmo also ordered the release of two Indians accused of selling cell phones used as detonators in the March 11 railway bombings, which killed 191 people and have been blamed on Islamic militants.

A prosecutor asked Del Olmo to issue arrest warrants for six more people, including Moroccan Mohamed Belhadj, suspected of renting an apartment were seven terror suspects blew themselves up on April 3 as police moved in to arrest them.

Another suspect was identified as Abdelmajid Bouchar, who police believe fled from the apartment before the blast. News reports have said he went down to empty the garbage, saw police, screamed to alert colleagues and ran off.

A total of 18 people have been charged in the bombings _ six with mass murder and the rest with collaborating or belonging to a terrorist organization. Of the 18 charged, 14 are Moroccans.