2001 Madrid bombing

On 6 November 2001, the separatist Basque organization ETA detonated a car bomb on Corazón de María street in Madrid, Spain. The blast injured about 99 people. It has been claimed the ETA targeted Juan Junquera, a government official, who survived.[1][2][3]

2001 Madrid bombing
Part of Basque conflict
LocationMadrid, Spain
Date6 November 2001 (UTC+02:00)
Attack type
Bombing
WeaponsCar bomb
Deaths0
Injured99
PerpetratorETA

The attack was one of many that occurred in Madrid in 2001 in the ETA's campaign.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Car Bomb Injures 99 In Madrid". CBS News. 6 November 2001.
  2. "Madrid bomb misses target - police". CNN. 6 November 2001.
  3. "ETA timeline: list of attacks by Basque separatist group". The Telegraph. 7 July 2011.
  4. "Atentados de ETA desde la ruptura de la última tregua". El Correo Digital (in Spanish). 22 March 2006.

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