In pictures: Madrid blast verdict

Security forces were on alert across the Spain for the verdict in the 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombing trial.

The accused arrived at the National Audience, Spain's top anti-terror court, in a convoy of police buses.

Bomb-sniffing dogs and police helicopters were deployed around the court.

Judge Javier Gomez Bermudez read the much-awaited decisions of the three-judge panel, which came after a four-month trial.

The accused sat behind a glass wall under police guard as the verdict was read out.

Victims comforted each other during proceedings, with a hush falling over the courtroom as the verdicts were delivered.

Mohamed Moussaten was one of seven people acquitted. Twenty-one others were found guilty of charges including murder, forgery and conspiracy to commit a terrorist attack.

The president of the 11 March Association for the Victims of Terrorism, Pilar Manjon, condemned the decision, calling it a "mistake". She said her group would launch an appeal.

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