It appears as though terrorist group ETA is at it again:
A car bomb exploded today at a convention center in Madrid, the same day Spain’s King Juan Carlos and Mexico’s President Vicente Fox are expected to visit the area to inaugurate an art convention. Basque newspaper Gara phoned authorities at 8:55 a.m. local time to say that it had received a telephone warning from someone speaking in the name of terrorist group ETA to say that a car bomb would explode in Madrid at 9:35 a.m., a Basque Interior Ministry spokesman, who declined to named, said in a telephone interview.
Sometimes I wonder what these terrorists are thinking. Surely there are better ways to accomplish their goals than by blowing up cars. There were around 10 injuries, but the news is also disheartening for another reason. According to the BBC, “the nearby Juan Carlos Exhibition centre is one of the proposed venues for Madrid’s 2012 Olympic bid.” It would seem to me their bid just fell down the list.
Read: Bloomberg
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