Events (18)

• October 10, 2000: Future Madrid Bombers Arrested in Turkey and Then Let Go; Some May Be Informants 2000-10-10
• July 8-19, 2001: 9/11 Hijacker Atta Meets Associate Bin Al-Shibh and Possibly Others in Spain to Finalize Attack Plans 2001-07-08
• Before July 8, 2001: Monitored European Operatives Appear to Prepare for 9/11 Summit 2001-07-08
• Before August 16, 2001: Moussaoui Writes Number of Spanish Militant in Address Book 2001-08-16
• November 13, 2001: Spanish Militants Not Arrested Are Later Involved in Madrid Bombings 2001-11-13
• Shortly After November 21, 2001: Spanish Intelligence Frustrates Arrest of Al-Qaeda Leader 2001-11-21
• January 4, 2003: Witness Gives Stunning Details about Madrid Bombers and Their Attack Plans 2003-01-04
• May 16, 2003: Suicide Bombings in Casablanca, Morocco, Kill 45 2003-05-16
• 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
• Before March 11, 2004: Key Al-Qaeda Operative Returns to Spain before Madrid Bombings 2004-03-11
• March 16, 2004: Investigators Slow to Find and Arrest Madrid Bombers Despite Obvious Clues 2004-03-16
• Mid-2002-June 1, 2006: Lack of US Cooperation Hinders Al-Qaeda Prosecutions in Spain 2006-06-01
• Spring 2003 and After: Spanish Police Increase Surveillance of Madrid Bombers
• Late 2001 and 2003: Al-Qaeda Operative Whose Arrest Was Frustrated by Spanish Intelligence Reportedly Meets Al-Zarqawi
• April-June 2003: Spanish Authorities Recognize Cell of Future Madrid Bombers but Only Arrest One of Them after Cell Is Linked to Morocco Bombings
• October 2001: Spain-based Al-Qaeda Operative Flees Despite Police Round-up
• (November 2001): Monitored Al-Qaeda Operative Connects KSM to 9/11 Hijackers