The bombs killed 193 and injured more than 1,800 on four commuter trains in Madrid. During one of the tribute events held today, the 11M Association denounced the PP’s attempts, even today, to link the attacks to ETA and asked for a memorial center for the victims of jihadism on to aim.
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, 10 of the 13 bombs planted by jihadist terrorists exploded in four Cercanías trains in Madrid, at Atocha, Santa Eugenia, El Pozo stations 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.
Various tributes in honor of the victims
As usual, several events are planned this Monday in memory of the victims. The one summoned by the 11M Association affected by terrorism, the CC unions. OO. and UGT and the Union of Actors and Actresses have taken place in Atocha. As they emphasized, today marks twenty years since the terrible attacks, which despite the time that has passed, “have not managed to erase from memory.” “We remember those who left, and those who continue to suffer the consequences,” she added.
“We want to make it clear to the young generations that violence for the sake of violence has terrible and irreversible consequences,” they emphasized.
The chairman of the association, Eulogio Paz, recalled that despite the attempts to “ignore and disappear” his association, it “still stands” and highlighted its “numerous successes”. Moreover, he has denounced that attempts are still being made by various political bodies, including the PP directly, to link the attacks to ETA.
Along the same lines, he has asked for one memorial center in Madrid for victims of jihadism. “It is fully justified by the large number of victims of jihadist terrorism and because the Spanish capital was the scene of the 11-M attacks, the most serious to date in the whole of Europe,” he argued.
On the other hand, at the initiative of the Madrid City Council, another tribute ceremony was held at the Real Casa de Correos. The President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, placed a laurel wreath in memory of the victims in front of the plaque on the facade of the building. Shortly afterwards, the funeral mass began in La Almudena Cathedral in memory of the victims, presided over by the Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid, José Cobo.
At 12:00, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, will attend the event commemorating the European Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Terrorism, chaired by the Kings.
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.
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchezhas claimed the need to commemorate the victims of terrorism for their dignity, but also to defend human rights and strengthen the rule of law that terrorists want to end.
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.
Source: EITB
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