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Train Bombing in Madrid
Caption: Candles left in memory of the deaths at Atocha Station, Madrid, March 11, 2004
In 2004, about two and one-half years after the 9/11 attacks in the United States, an attack occurred in Spain. Bombs destroyed commuter trains in Madrid, killing and injuring hundreds of people.
The attacks worried people in the United States and other parts of the world because they feared that the attacks were the work of the same terrorists who had attacked in New York. Many people in Spain had different ideas. Since the attacks had occurred only three days before their election day, many believed that the attacks were the work of political rivals.
The explosions occurred early in the morning of March 11, 2004, as busy commuters were going to work. Bombs exploded in Atocha Station, a busy central station in Madrid. More bombs exploded in El Pozo Station, Santa Eugenia Station, and Calle Tellez Station, all on lines leading into the city.
