Follow us on
10th anniversary of Madrid bombings
Candles were lit and a memorial service was held for victims of the Madrid Train bombings, which killed 192 and injured nearly 2,000 more ten years ago in 2004. Mourners gathered at El Pozo railway station and the memorial monument at Atocha railway station, while Spain’s royal family were among attendees at the service at Almudena Cathedral. The perpetrators of the attack have never come forward, though some believe Basque separatist group ETA to be responsible.
People gather during a memorial for the victims of Madrid train bombings outside El Pozo train station during the 10th anniversary on March 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. The worst ever terrorist attack to happen in Spain killed 192 people and injured another 1,857, after devices exploded in four commuter trains heading to Atocha Railway Station in the early hours of March 11, 2004. Many of those affected are now suffering with financial problems. Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and his government supported that the attack was made by ETA but the judicial investigation dismounted this theory. (Getty Images)
A man places a candle for the victims of Madrid train bombings at El Pozo train station during the 10th anniversary on March 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. The worst ever terrorist attack to happen in Spain killed 192 people and injured another 1,857, after devices exploded in four commuter trains heading to Atocha Railway Station in the early hours of March 11, 2004. Many of those affected are now suffering with financial problems. Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and his government supported that the attack was made by ETA but the judicial investigation dismounted this theory. (Getty Images)
(L-R front) Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess Letizia of Spain and Princess Elena of Spain bow their heads during the 10th Anniversary memorial service for the victims of the March 11, 2004 terrorist attacks, at Almudena Cathedral on March 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. 10 bombs exploded during rush hour in a coordinated attack targeting four train stations in the Spanish capital, killing 191 people and injuring more than 1,800 others. (Getty Images)
Those affected by the attacks and family members of victims attend the 10th Anniversary memorial service for the March 11, 2004 terrorist attacks, at Almudena Cathedral on March 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. 10 bombs exploded during rush hour in a coordinated attack targeting four train stations in the Spanish capital, killing 191 people and injuring more than 1,800 others. (Getty Images)
A man gestures during a memorial gathering for the victims of Madrid train bombings outside Atocha railway station on the 10th anniversary of the attack on March 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. Spain’s worst terrorist attack killed 192 people and injured another 1,857 in the early hours of March 11, 2004, after devices exploded in four commuter trains heading to Atocha Railway Station. Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and his government said the attack was carried out by the ETA, a Basque separatist group, but the judicial investigation discounted the theory. (Getty Images)
People leave flowers at the Forest of the Absent in memorial for the victims of Madrid train bombings during the 10th anniversary on March 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. The worst ever terrorist attack to happen in Spain killed 192 people and injured another 1,857, after devices exploded in four commuter trains heading to Atocha Railway Station in the early hours of March 11, 2004. Many of those affected are now suffering with financial problems. Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and his government supported that the attack was made by ETA but the judicial investigation dismounted this theory. (Getty Images)
Antonia Santiago Garcia walks during a memorial at the Forest of the Absent as she holds a picture of her daughter Maria Dolores Duran Santiago who was killed at age 34 with her baby on the Madrid train bombings ten years ago on March 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. The worst ever terrorist attack to happen in Spain killed 192 people and injured another 1,857, after devices exploded in four commuter trains heading to Atocha Railway Station in the early hours of March 11, 2004. Many of those affected are now suffering with financial problems. Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and his government supported that the attack was made by ETA but the judicial investigation dismounted this theory. (Getty Images)
People look at the Atocha railway station memorial for the victims of the Madrid train bombings in Madrid on March 11, 2014 marking the10th year anniversary of the attacks that claimed 191 lives and injured more than 1800 others. On March 11, 2004 at 7:40 am, 10 bombs exploded on board four packed commuter trains in Madrid in an attack claimed by the Al-Qaeda terror network, which said they were punishment for Spain’s role in the US-led invasion of Iraq. (AFP/Getty Images)
Pilar Manjon, president of the 11 March Victims of Terrorism Association hugs terrorism affected woman during a memorial for the victims of Madrid train bombings outside El Pozo train station during the 10th anniversary on March 11, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. The worst ever terrorist attack to happen in Spain killed 192 people and injured another 1,857, after devices exploded in four commuter trains heading to Atocha Railway Station in the early hours of March 11, 2004. Many of those affected are now suffering with financial problems. Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and his government supported that the attack was made by ETA but the judicial investigation dismounted this theory. (Getty Images)
