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Spain Marks Fifth Anniversary of Train Bombings

Spanish lawmakers held a minute's silence in parliament to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Madrid train bombings on Wednesday, March 11.

The 2004 terrorist attack killed 191 people and injured more than 1,800 others.

"Five years on, I want to express, in the name of the government, our support and recognition for all the victims and their families of that terrible tragedy," said Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero. "I hope that a terrorist attack will not occur in Spain ever again."

Read entire article at Deutsche Welle