Paz en España y el mundo (Peace in Spain...)

[Villavic]

I'm a bit surprised I have not found any post about Spain tragedy. I guess there's no country that has been affected (at least once) by a terrorism act in the past.

From here I join to the protest of millions that gathered across Spain and the world.

And express my deepest sympathy toward those who lost their life as a result of this despicable act.

[Livia]

I'm with ya - I watched a lot on the news last nite....it's tragic. I don't know what else to say - it's one of those situations where you just watch the images and are awestruck and speechless and angry, and depressed, and no one can tell you why these senseless acts of terrorism continue to plague our modern (?) society.

:distress:

[laurie816]

Seeing these images over the last few days has brought the memories of 9-11 back...May the people of Spain find peace and comfort in each other and may they find the strength to get them through these difficult times.

And to those who needlessly lost their lives....Vaya Con Dios.
(May God Be With You)

[estranged4life]

protesting terrorism since April 19,1995 when it hit my <b>backyard</b> and I still don't understand why the killing's continue.

Peace to those in Spain...

Brian j.

[Cristian]

This is just terrible and shocking. It leaves a lot to think, too... in political terms. But at this point the important thing is that the Spanish people find peace and comfort after this tragedy.

Paz a los hermanos españoles.



Song of the moment - Races Are Run

[wondergirl9847]

My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Spain. May God heal your sorrows. :(

[gldstwmn]

My deepest sympathy to the people of Spain.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by wondergirl9847
My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Spain. May God heal your sorrows. :(

Amen.

- Jake

[tommer]

my condolences and deepest sympathy.

(for the sake of PC, this is all i'd say):distress:

[greatdarkwing]

My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Spain and the rest of the world....Que Dios los bendiga...(May God bless them)...

Watching those images just really boils my blood....I guess these people have nothing better to do than walk on trains and blow themselves and everyone around them up! BOTHERS THE HELL OUT OF ME! Seriously...These terrorists need to get a hint...

~Alex

[DeeGeMe]

It's sad that we can't get more in-depth coverage on this from the US news networks, although it looks like they're finally realizing that this is an important story and one that many American's have an interest in. But it does bring up too many heartbreaking memories for all of us here in the US. Our world grows more unsafe with each passing day. . .

[CarneVaca]

Spain is a beautiful place with wonderful people, who unfortunately are no strangers to this kind of thing. This attack was particularly brutal and alarming. I'm sure it reverberates throughout Europe because people there rely on trains so much.

This makes me terribly sad.

[darklinensuit]

Top Stories - AP

Explosive Found in French Railway Bed
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By ELAINE GANLEY, Associated Press Writer

PARIS - A French railroad worker found an explosive device buried in the bed of a passenger line between France and Switzerland on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said.


Bomb disposal experts neutralized the device, which was half-buried under a track in the village of Montieramey, on a train line heading from Paris to Basel, Switzerland, about 105 miles southeast of Paris the ministry said in a statement. It was discovered shortly after noon.


There was no immediate claim of responsibility.


The Interior Ministry said the device did not resemble bombs described in threats by a previously unknown group calling itself AZF. An Interior Ministry official said later it was not immediately clear whether the device was capable of exploding.


The group claimed to have planted nine bombs along the country's rail network and has threatened to explode them unless it is paid millions of dollars.


Police, terrorism experts and intelligence officials held a crisis meeting at the Interior Ministry.


About 10,000 maintenance workers inspected thousands of miles of track after the government publicized the first set of threats early this month.


The state-run train authority said Wednesday it was undertaking a massive new inspection, starting with tracks carrying passengers and hazardous freight.


France has been on a higher terror alert since the March 11 train bombings in Madrid, Spain, that killed 190 people. Those bombings prompted the tightening of security on train lines around the world, including in France, Greece and Poland.


In the United States, Amtrak increased police patrols and intensified electronic surveillance of bridges and tunnels, a spokesman said. Major cities, including New York and Washington, also boosted security on their subway systems.


Suspicion for the Spain attacks has focused on an alleged Morocco-based terrorist cell believed linked to Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s al-Qaida network and on al-Qaida itself.


The device found at 12:35 p.m Wednesday was in a clear plastic box measuring about 8 inches by 8 inches, the statement said.


The box contained nitrate fuel and a flat battery linked to seven detonators and a handmade timing device, the ministry said. The device was being examined at the police laboratory, the statement said.


AZF's threats, first disclosed earlier this month, appeared in at least three letters sent to the offices of President Jacques Chirac and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on Dec. 10, Feb. 13 and Feb. 17.


The letters, demanding $5.2 million, threatened railway targets.


Information from the group led to the Feb. 21 recovery of a sophisticated explosive device buried in tracks near Limoges in central France.


Tests showed that the Limoges bomb was powerful enough to rupture the track, the government said then. It was made from a mixture of diesel fuel and nitrates and had a sophisticated detonator, judicial officials said.


AZF is not the only previously unknown group issuing threats to France.

Last week, two newspapers received letters addressed to Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and signed by the "Servants of Allah the Powerful and Wise." That group also was not previously known to French intelligence officials.

The letters threatened possible terror attacks against France and French interests to punish the country for banning Islamic headscarves in public schools beginning next school year.

French embassies in Muslim countries around the world received the same letters, officials said Tuesday.

Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has said the letters do not resemble typical messages by Islamic extremist groups.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

:rolleyes: :distress:

Bomb Found on Rail Line in Spain
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MADRID, Spain - Police found a bomb Friday under the track of Spain's bullet train line between Madrid and Seville, the Spanish interior minister said. Bomb-disposal experts alerted by a railway employee found 22-24 pounds of explosive that might be dynamite about 40 miles south of Madrid, Interior Minister Angel Acebes said.



The explosives were connected to a detonator with a 450-foot cable, the minister told a news conference.


The track is used by Spain's Ave trains, which can reach speeds of 186 mph.


Acebes said it was not known who placed the bomb.


The bomb's discovery came less than a month after 10 backpack bombs ripped through four commuter trains in Madrid, killing 191 people and injuring more than 1,800. The focus of the investigation is a Moroccan extremist group with links to al-Qaida. The bombs were detonated with cell phones attached to the explosives.


On Thursday, police in northern Spain defused three letter bombs addressed to journalists in Madrid.


Acebes said the origin of the letter bombs has not been determined, although the mechanism of the bombs is "similar to those that have been used by anarchist groups on previous occasions."

- Jake

[gldstwmn]

Boy the world sure is a safer place since the war on Terra.:rolleyes: