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03-11-2004, 09:45 AM
Madrid Train Terror Blasts Kill 180
9 minutes ago
By MAR ROMAN, Associated Press Writer
MADRID, Spain - Ten terrorist bombs tore through trains and stations along a commuter line at the height of Madrid's morning rush hour Thursday, killing more than 180 people and wounding more than 900 before this weekend's general elections. Officials blamed Basque separatists for the worst terror attack in Spanish history.
"This is mass murder," said a somber Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar following an emergency cabinet meeting, vowing to hunt down the attackers and ruling out negotiations with the ETA separatist group.
The explosives used in the blasts were a type of dynamite that the ETA Basque separatist group normally uses, the Interior Ministry said following tests. But a U.S. intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "It's too early to tell. We're not ruling anything out."
Panicked commuters abandoned bags and their shoes as they trampled each other to escape the Atocha terminal, where bombs struck two trains. Some fled into darkened, dangerous tunnels at the station, a bustling hub for subway, commuter and long-distance trains just south of Madrid's famed Prado Museum.
The bodies of the dead, some with their cellphones ringing unanswered as frantic relatives tried to contact them, were carried away by rescue workers. The wounded, faces bloodied, sat on curbs as buses were pressed into service as ambulances.
One firefighter said he saw 70 bodies along a platform at El Pozo station, just east of downtown Madrid. One corpse had been blown onto the roof.
A total of 10 bombs exploded a half-hour apart, killing 182 people and injuring more than 900, Interior Minister Angel Acebes said. Police found and detonated three others.
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Forgot the link.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&e=1&u=/ap/20040311/ap_on_re_eu/spain_explosion
9 minutes ago
By MAR ROMAN, Associated Press Writer
MADRID, Spain - Ten terrorist bombs tore through trains and stations along a commuter line at the height of Madrid's morning rush hour Thursday, killing more than 180 people and wounding more than 900 before this weekend's general elections. Officials blamed Basque separatists for the worst terror attack in Spanish history.
"This is mass murder," said a somber Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar following an emergency cabinet meeting, vowing to hunt down the attackers and ruling out negotiations with the ETA separatist group.
The explosives used in the blasts were a type of dynamite that the ETA Basque separatist group normally uses, the Interior Ministry said following tests. But a U.S. intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "It's too early to tell. We're not ruling anything out."
Panicked commuters abandoned bags and their shoes as they trampled each other to escape the Atocha terminal, where bombs struck two trains. Some fled into darkened, dangerous tunnels at the station, a bustling hub for subway, commuter and long-distance trains just south of Madrid's famed Prado Museum.
The bodies of the dead, some with their cellphones ringing unanswered as frantic relatives tried to contact them, were carried away by rescue workers. The wounded, faces bloodied, sat on curbs as buses were pressed into service as ambulances.
One firefighter said he saw 70 bodies along a platform at El Pozo station, just east of downtown Madrid. One corpse had been blown onto the roof.
A total of 10 bombs exploded a half-hour apart, killing 182 people and injuring more than 900, Interior Minister Angel Acebes said. Police found and detonated three others.
Edited:
Forgot the link.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&e=1&u=/ap/20040311/ap_on_re_eu/spain_explosion