Reply #2: Portland man arrested in Madrid bombings-link

[maddezmom]

May 6, 2004, 5:25 PM EDT


WASHINGTON -- Acting on leads generated from the Madrid train bombings earlier this year, FBI agents Thursday arrested a Portland, Ore., man on a material witness warrant and searched his home, authorities told Newsday.

They would not identify the man, other than to say he is a U.S. citizen born in America. His wife, who was not arrested, also is a U.S. citizen but was born in Egypt. The authorities would not provide names or other descriptions of the couple, other than to say they were young.

They said that the arrest on a material witness warrant was based on investigative leads flowing from the simultaneous bombings of several trains in Madrid March 11 which took 191 lives. Several Islamic militants, many of Moroccan origin, have been arrested and 12 suspects remain in custody in Spain on suspicion of involvement in the bombings.

U.S. authorities said that FBI agents were conducting a low-key search of the house.

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more: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usbombmadrid0507,0,6253944.story?coll=ny-top-span-headlines