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Five explosions in Madrid suburb trains
Explosions rocked Madridâs railway system, killing five people Thursday, three days before a Spanish election that has focused on the ruling partyâs tough line against the armed Basque separatist group ETA. State television, citing witnesses, said five were killed after three explosions at railway stations in southern Madrid. Police said at least three were killed in the blasts, which took place on packed trains during the morning rush hour. Spain, which has long had a problem of Basque separatist violence, holds a general election Sunday. The ruling center-right Popular Party is campaigning in part on its tough line against ETA and its defense of Spainâs constitution in the face of demands for greater autonomy from the Basque country and Catalonia. Police were evacuating Madridâs main Atocha train station after the blasts.Posted by: True German Ally 2004-03-11 |
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