Synchronized Bomb Attacks On Madrid Rail Stations Kills 170

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This could be the work of the Basque Separatists. They seem to be denying it, though. Spain has been helping us a lot in the War on Terror (they are also in Coalition of the Willing, too).

170 People Killed in Madrid Explosions
By MAR ROMAN, Associated Press Writer

MADRID, Spain - Huge terrorist bombs rocked three Madrid train stations at the height of the morning rush hour Thursday, killing more than 170 people and wounding at least 500 just three days before general elections. Officials blamed Basque separatists for the worst terror attack in Spanish history.

"This is a massacre," government spokesman Eduardo Zaplana said.

...Foreign Minister Ana Palacio said there were indications the armed Basque separatist group ETA was to blame.

"Right now we have to wait until we have an official statement. We don't have this official statement, so we just can say there are some hints and indications that point toward ETA," Palacio told the BBC.

Earlier, other politicians and media widely blamed ETA.

A top Basque politician denied the separatists responsibility and blamed "Arab resistance." Many al-Qaida linked terrorists were captured in, or believed to have operated out of, Spain.

Arnold Otegi, leader of Batasuna, an outlawed Basque party linked to the armed separatist group, denied it was behind the blasts and suggested "Arab resistance" elements were responsible, suggesting al-Qaida...

Spain is no amateur when it comes to terrorism. They have been dealing with it for decades.

Madrid is a beautiful city and Spaniards are a wonderful people. My thoughts and prayers will be with them today.

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Synchronized Bomb Attacks On Madrid Rail Stations Kills 170

This could be the work of the Basque Separatists. They seem to be denying it, though. Spain has been helping us a lot in the War on Terror (they are also in Coalition of the Willing, too).

170 People Killed in Madrid Explosions
By MAR ROMAN, Associated Press Writer

MADRID, Spain - Huge terrorist bombs rocked three Madrid train stations at the height of the morning rush hour Thursday, killing more than 170 people and wounding at least 500 just three days before general elections. Officials blamed Basque separatists for the worst terror attack in Spanish history.

"This is a massacre," government spokesman Eduardo Zaplana said.

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