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MADRID - The seven suspects accused of masterminding the Madrid train bombings of 11 March 2004 could face jail sentences of 38,000 years each.
The state prosecutor, Olga Sanchez, said the suspected ringleaders should face prison terms of 30 years for each of the 191 victims who died in the tragedy, and 18 years for each of the 1820 who were injured in the multiple blasts. The combined sentence requested amounts to 38,490 years for each suspect.
Her report says the attacks were inspired by a televised message by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in October 2003, although no evidence has never directly linked al Qaeda to the bombings.
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