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of the Krauts
Mar 2000
time: 06:34
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3500452.stm
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Many dead in Madrid train blasts
The blasts hit during the morning rush hour
A string of deadly blasts has hit Madrid's rail network during the rush hour, killing at least 30 people.
Police cars raced to the Atocha train station in the heart of the Spanish capital, where a blast destroyed carriages of a suburban train.
Explosions were also reported on other trains, and there are unconfirmed reports of a much higher death toll.
Spain's government has blamed Basque separatist group Eta for the attacks which come ahead of Sunday's elections.
Blood donations
The area around Atocha station, which lies in the heart of Madrid, has been cordoned off.
A reporter for the Associated Press news agency saw a woman with blood on her face outside the station, and medical staff were seen treating at least three people.
Cesar Gomez, a Madrid rescue services official, told AP there were many injured at Atocha.
Atocha is a huge rail station used by commuter and inter-city trains, which also has a metro station.
The Spanish news agency, EFE, is reporting that there were also blasts at the Santa Eugenia and El Pozo train stations.
Madrid hospitals have made an urgent appeal for blood donations.
Spain's political parties have suspended campaigning for Sunday's poll.
Bomb plots
Although the picture is still very confused, suspicion is bound to fall on the Basque separatist group, Eta.
Last month, two suspected Eta members were arrested as they headed to Madrid in a truck laden with explosives.
Spanish police said they were arrested about 140km outside the city with 500kg of explosives hidden in the vehicle.
Government officials believe the men were planning an attack in the lead-up to Spain's general election.
And last December, Spanish authorities said they foiled a Basque separatist plot to blow up a train at a Madrid rail station.
One powerful 25-kilo (50 lb) bomb was placed on a train travelling from San Sebastian to Madrid, Interior Minister Angel Acebes said.
Eta has killed more than 800 people in its campaign since the late 1960s.
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Man, that is sad.
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L'Boro, UK
Oct 2001
time: 05:34
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How do they know it's ETA and not Al Qaeda taking revenge for Spain's support of the US's war on terror?
Condolences to the Spanish people.
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L'Boro, UK
Oct 2001
time: 05:34
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Originally posted by Giancarlo
That's weak. Really weak. We supported the US because we ****ing hate terrorists and we think they should all be executed. |
It was actually a serious question. Simultaneous blasts seem more like a Al Qaeda M.O. (embassy bombings etc) than ETA. I agree that it is more likely to be the ETA due to the elections, but IIRC Spain was on the list of countries that Bin Laden said should be attacked by every Muslim after Afghanistan.
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Israel
Jul 2000
time: 07:34
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Yikes. I never thought the basques are capable to do something on this scale. Maybe it's really Al-Queda, simultanity and all that...
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L'Boro, UK
Oct 2001
time: 05:34
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Does ETA usually claim responsibility after attacks like the IRA or not?
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Sevilla
Mar 2003
time: 06:34
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It is ETA, for sure, it follows its methods, their cruel calendar and its intentions. the cruelty has surpassed this time the imaginable limit. There is no doubt that the influence of other terrorist organizations has inspired this attack, together with the fact that ETA is desesperately finished every time more and more , its leaders are harassed by continuous police successes. This is the last acts of a band in disappearance. As for the answer, this will be luckily the less radical possible. Millions of people will pronounced in Madrid the next Sunday, the absolute majority of basques will show his repulses to the attack. The general elections will have a participation record. All institutions keep with their tasks, policy will continue breaking up the terrorist cupola time and time again.
One hundred and thirty four now....Atocha is the most crowded train station at Spain, all the radial lines ends here.
My family is from Alcala de Henares, They uses the exploded line. They are fine, fortunately. I use to take the line when I go on holidays. Nobody is safe, but this is not reason for isolation and blind revenge.
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