October 2000 Madrid bombing

On 30 October 2000, the separatist Basque organization ETA detonated a large car bomb on Badajoz Avenue in Madrid, Spain.[1] The blast killed three people;[2] a Spanish Supreme Court judge, Francisco Querol Lombardero, his driver, and his bodyguard.[3] One of the injured, a bus driver, died from his injuries days later. Sixty-four people were wounded.[4] It was the deadliest attack since the ETA called off its ceasefire in December 1999 and one of numerous attacks in Madrid.[5]

2000 Madrid bombing
Part of Basque conflict
LocationMadrid, Spain
Date30 October 2000
08:15 am (UTC+02:00)
Attack type
Bombing
WeaponsCar bomb
Deaths4
Injured64
PerpetratorETA

See also

References

  1. "Atentados de ETA desde la ruptura de la última tregua". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  2. "Car Bomb Kills 3 in Madrid, Including Judge". The New York Times. 31 October 2000.
  3. "Eta blamed as Madrid car bomb kills three". The Guardian. 30 October 2000.
  4. "Atentados de ETA desde la ruptura de la última tregua". El Correo Digital (in Spanish). 22 March 2006.
  5. "Bomb blast rocks Madrid". BBC News. 30 October 2000.

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