| Dozens of declassified documents were delivered Saturday to Spain’s parliament ahead of hearings on the March 11 train bombings in Madrid. One police document reportedly said Islamic terrorists had been plotting to attack Spain since late 2003, months before the blasts that killed 190 people. A parliamentary commission will begin work Tuesday examining evidence and interviewing officials and witnesses to determine whether the bombings might have been prevented and whether steps taken since have increased Spain’s security. The commission, made up of lawmakers from all parties in parliament, has sparred with the government and security agencies over what classified material it will be allowed to examine. The bombing has been blamed on Islamic militants with possible links to the international terrorist group al-Qaeda. One declassified report delivered Saturday that was prepared by the national police stated Spain was a target of Islamic terrorists by late 2003, months before the train bombings, the news agency Efe reported. That document reportedly mentioned Rabei Osman Ahmed, 33, an Egyptian who was arrested last month in Italy and now is fighting extradition to Spain. |