Jamal Zougam ( 5 October 1973 in Tangier ) was one of six men implicated in the 2004 Madrid train bombings . He was detained on 13 March 2004 , accused of multiple counts of murder , attempted murder , stealing a vehicle , belonging to a terrorist organisation and four counts of carrying out terrorist acts . Spain 's '' El País '' newspaper reported that three witnesses testified to seeing him leave a rucksack aboard one of the bombed trains . Zougam owned a mobile phone shop in the Lavapiés neighborhood in Madrid called '' Nuevo Siglo '' ( '' The New Century '' ) . He is believed to be the person who sold telephones which were used to detonate the bombs in the attack . He also reportedly helped construct the bombs and was one of the first to be arrested
2004 Madrid train bombings
2004 Madrid train bombings
Jamal Zougam