Events (32)

• October 19, 2001: Madrid Bombings Mastermind Photographed with Head of Al-Qaeda in Spain 2001-10-19
• November 13, 2001: Spanish Militants Not Arrested Are Later Involved in Madrid Bombings 2001-11-13
• January 4, 2003: Witness Gives Stunning Details about Madrid Bombers and Their Attack Plans 2003-01-04
• January 17, 2003-Late March 2004: Spanish Police Monitoring Apartment where Madrid Bombers Live and Meet 2003-01-17
• February 12, 2003: Witness Says Future Madrid Bombers Are Planning Specific Suicide Bombing in Madrid 2003-02-12
• March 3, 2003-March 2004: Spanish Monitor Apartment of Madrid Bombings Mastermind 2003-03-03
• Late May-June 19, 2003: Spanish Increase Surveillance of Madrid Bombers after Their Associates Are Arrested for Bombings in Morocco 2003-06-19
• November 6, 2003: Spanish Intelligence Correctly Names Leaders of Next Attack in Spain, but No Action Is Taken Against Them 2003-11-06
• February 3, 2004: Spanish Intelligence Continues Monitoring Madrid Bombings Mastermind, Links Him to Active Al-Qaeda Suicide Bomber 2004-02-03
• January 2003-March 10, 2004: Spanish Authorities Fail to Arrest Madrid Bombers Taking Part in Common Crimes 2004-03-10
• 2002-March 10, 2004: ’Emir’ of Madrid Bombings Is Surrounded by Informants 2004-03-10
• 7:37-7:42 a.m., March 11, 2004: Al-Qaeda-Linked Train Bombings in Madrid Kill 191 2004-03-11
• Shortly Before March 11, 2004: Vast Majority of Madrid Bombers Are Under Surveillance; Some Are Informants 2004-03-11
• March 16, 2004: Investigators Slow to Find and Arrest Madrid Bombers Despite Obvious Clues 2004-03-16
• March 24-30, 2004: Spanish Police Slow to Arrest Obvious Madrid Bombings Suspect, Then Inexplicably Release Him Six Days Later 2004-03-24
• March 30-31, 2004: Spain Finally Issues Arrest Warrants, Publishes Photos of Some Suspect Madrid Bombers 2004-03-30
• 9:05 p.m., April 3, 2004: Seven Key Madrid Bombers Blow Themselves Up 2004-04-03
• 7:00 a.m.-Noon, April 3, 2004: Police Already Know Where Madrid Bombers Are Hiding, according to Informant 2004-04-03
• 2:00-9:00 p.m., April 3, 2004: Spanish Agents Surround Suspected Madrid Bombers, Shooutout Begins 2004-04-03
• April 4, 2004: Plans for Further Attacks Found in Raided Apartment of Madrid Bombers 2004-04-04
• Spring 2003 and After: Spanish Police Increase Surveillance of Madrid Bombers
• April-June 2003: Spanish Authorities Recognize Cell of Future Madrid Bombers but Only Arrest One of Them after Cell Is Linked to Morocco Bombings
• Shortly After October 2003: Leader of Madrid Train Bombings May Be Government Informant
• October 2002-June 2003: Spanish Police Monitor House Where Madrid Bombers Will Later Build Bombs
• October 2003: Informant Hears Madrid Bombers Pledge to Become Martyrs; Is Immediately Withdrawn from Monitoring Them
• December 2001-June 2002: Spanish Begin Monitoring Many Future Madrid Bombers
• December 2003: US Intelligence Discovers Al-Qaeda May Not Be Interested in New Attack Inside US
• July 2003: Madrid Bomber Released from Prison, Falls Under Surveillance
• 2002: Madrid Bombings Mastermind Is Monitored, Appears to Be Preparing for ‘Violent Action’
• 2003: Figure Close to Madrid Bombings Mastermind Is Government Informant
• Spring 2003: Spanish Authorities Turn Down Chance to Videotape Secret Meetings of Madrid Bombers
• September 2002-October 2003: Informer Closely Watches Madrid Bombers