60 feared dead in Madrid blasts

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More than 60 people are feared dead after a series of explosions at three train stations in Madrid rocked the city's rush hour.

Two bombs exploded on a commuter train just outside Madrid's main station, Atocha. The Spanish news agency, EFE, has reported that there were also blasts at the Santa Eugenia and El Pozo train stations.

Police have now evacuated Atocha station.

The Basque separatist group ETA are strongly suspected to be behind the bomb attacks, especially with imminent elections scheduled to take place on Sunday. If ETA do claim responsibility, it will be their biggest attack yet in more than 40 years of terror.

Last month, police arrested two suspected ETA members in a truck packed with 500kg of explosives en route for Madrid.

Spanish authorities also confirmed that they foiled a Basque separatist plot to blow up a train at a Madrid rail station last December.

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More than 120 people have now been confirmed dead after a series of explosions at three train stations in Madrid rocked the city's morning rush hour.

Two bombs exploded on a commuter train just outside Madrid's main station, Atocha. The Spanish news agency, EFE, has reported that there were also blasts at the Santa Eugenia and El Pozo train stations.

Police have now evacuated Atocha station.

The Basque separatist group ETA are strongly suspected to be behind the bomb attacks, especially with imminent elections scheduled to take place on Sunday. If ETA do claim responsibility, it will be their biggest attack yet in more than 40 years of terror.

Last month, police arrested two suspected ETA members in a truck packed with 500kg of explosives en route for Madrid.

Spanish authorities also confirmed that they foiled a Basque separatist plot to blow up a train at a Madrid rail station last December.



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