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4 Big Explosions During Rush Hour! Terrorists?! 200+ Dead! **WORK OF AL QAEDA ???**

Originally posted by: SweetSweetLeroyBrown
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Interior ministry sources told wire services at least 60 people had been killed in the blasts.

Three explosions ripped through a train entering Madrid's main Atocha station, causing the majority of the casualties, according to Spain's SER radio.

Witnesses at three stations -- Santa Eugenia, El Pozo and Atocha -- reported four explosions across southern Madrid to CNN's Spanish-language sister network, CNN+.

Video of the scene showed the wreckage of the train at Atocha, broken into pieces by the force of the explosions.

The train was arriving from the eastern Madrid suburb of Alcala de Henares, SER reported.

The first blast at Atocha happened at 7:30 a.m. (1:30 a.m. ET) in a vacant train car, resulting in no injuries, SER reported.

Soon after, the second explosion hit the occupied train, causing most of the casualties, according to SER.

Medical staff have set up a field hospital to treat the wounded and buses have been mobilized -- in addition to ambulances -- to transport the wounded to hospitals.

So far, there has been no claim of responsibility. However, initial speculation is falling on the Basque separatist group, ETA, ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections.

Basque MP Gustavo Aristegui told CNN: "All the indications are that ETA was responsible."

Spain's conservative ruling party -- which has taken a hard-line stance against ETA -- is currently leading in the polls.

Police -- who have foiled several recent bombing attempts by ETA -- were on high alert ahead of this weekend's vote.

The European Union and the United States have listed the ETA, which stands for Basque Homeland and Freedom, a terrorist group.

 
looks like it could be ETA...
when are people gonna realize terroism for independance isn't gonna work, especially when you don't have popular support

<-- losing faith in humanity (and the sad fact is that's the second time i've said that today)
 
At least 131 dead and over 400 injured so far... lot of people still missing... number of deads expected to rise...
Just on radio.
 
BBc reports that police stopped two suspected ETA members last month who were driving a truck loaded with 500kg of explosives into Madrid. In December, Spanish police said they foiled a plot by ETA to bomb a train in Madrid. Looks like they only postponed the attack, not foiled it.
 
Originally posted by: DaFinn
At least 131 dead and over 400 injured so far... lot of people still missing... number of deads expected to rise...
Just on radio.

200 dead/ over 600 injured at the moment. ETA says not responsible, and they allways warn beforehand. Officials suspect Arab terrorist behind the attack... :|
 
If this were in the US, people would be screaming and yelling and carrying pitchforks (and this post would be 1,000 posts long by now).

I guess Spanish lives < American lives
 
heard it this morning in the radio 🙁 10 bombs! holy crap..... so sad, about 200+ death, 1200+ wounded..... damn...
 
Originally posted by: DaFinn
Originally posted by: DaFinn
At least 131 dead and over 400 injured so far... lot of people still missing... number of deads expected to rise...
Just on radio.

200 dead/ over 600 injured at the moment. ETA says not responsible, and they allways warn beforehand. Officials suspect Arab terrorist behind the attack... :|

That would be my guess.
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
If this were in the US, people would be screaming and yelling and carrying pitchforks (and this post would be 1,000 posts long by now).

I guess Spanish lives < American lives

Usually when something happens at home its a little more important to those living there. I'm sure people are screaming and yelling in Spain and on some Spanish forum right now..
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
If this were in the US, people would be screaming and yelling and carrying pitchforks (and this post would be 1,000 posts long by now).

I guess Spanish lives < American lives

Please.
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People always feel a greater loss when it is closer to home, it's just a fact of life. You probably went/will go to your relatives' funerals, but I doubt you go to every funeral that ever takes place in your local area.

I guess everyone else's lives < your relatives' lives.
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*shakes head* When are terrorists going to learn that doing this crap never works? All it does is turn doves into hawks and make everyone with an ounce of sense realize these people must be sought out and eradicated.
 
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