Balearic politicians yesterday held a minute’s silence to mark the tenth anniversary of the Madrid train bombing which was Europe’s worst Islamic terror attack killing 191 people and leaving about 2,000 wounded.
Yesterday’s anniversary comes as security forces continue to grapple with new and emerging threats from al-Qaeda-linked groups.
The Spanish royal family led by King Juan Carlos, as well as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, joined a mass for victims in Madrid’s Almudena Cathedral, a solemn ceremony for a nation still wary of jihadists and “lone wolves” lured to their cause.
The shrapnel-filled bombs detonated at 7:40am on 11 March, 2004, in packed commuter trains headed to Madrid’s main Atocha railway station.
Balearics remember victims of terror attack
Also in News
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
No comments
To be able to write a comment, you have to be registered and logged in
Currently there are no comments.