Twenty years have passed since the 11M attack, the worst jihadist attack in Europe

193 dead, more than 1,800 injured and a society shocked. Today, 11 Marchhave been fulfilled Twenty years since the 11 million terrorist attacks from 2004.

That day, ten of the thirteen bombs planted by jihadist terrorists exploded on four Cercanías trains in Madrid, at the stations Atocha, Santa Eugenia, El Pozo and next to Téllez Street.

A total of 192 people of 17 different nationalities lost their lives in the attacks: 34 died on the train that exploded at Atocha station; 63 for the Téllez Street passage; 65 at the Pozo station; 14 in which he was in the Santa Eugenia station and 16 in different hospitals, the last one died in 2014 after ten years in a coma.

It is about bloodiest jihadist attack in Europe.

GEO police officer Francisco Javier Torronteras joined the 192 victims three weeks later, on April 3, 2004, as a result of the injuries they suffered when seven members of the Islamic commando responsible for the massacre committed suicide using the explosives which they had stored in an apartment. from Leganes.

In addition, Angel Berrueta He was killed two days after the attacks by a police officer and his son after refusing to put a sticker reading “ETA, no” on his bakery in Pamplona.

Tribute at Puerta del Sol

A tribute ceremony on the Puerta del Sol, in front of the Real Casa de Correos, and a mass in La Almudena Cathedral will commemorate the victims of March 11 in Madrid.

The Royal Post Office will pay solemn tribute to the victims on Monday from 9 a.m. The President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, will place a laurel wreath in front of the plaque on the facade of the building in memory of the victims and of the emergency. emergency services and citizens who helped them.

On the other hand, the Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo, will preside over a funeral mass at the Cathedral of La Almudena on Monday at 10 a.m. in memory of the victims.

All this will be added to the classic tributes held every year, such as those held in the morning by the unions CC.OO., UGT, the Association 11M Affected by Terrorism and the Union of Actors and Actresses in Atocha. , followed by the usual flower offering.

New space for meetings and tribute to the victims

The Community of Madrid yesterday, on the eve of the anniversary, inaugurated a new space for gathering and paying tribute to the victims of the 11M attacks on the station. Atochajust below the spot occupied by the memorial that was on the surface.

In addition, at the same point today, a blue beam of light will be ignited and projected into the sky in honor of the dead and more than 2,000 injured caused by the explosion of the bombs placed on four Cercanías trains in Madrid, at the airport from Madrid. stations. the Atocha, Santa Eugenia, El Pozo and next to Téllez Street.