BREAKING: BOMB EXPLODES IN MADRID AIRPORT
BREAKING: There are reports coming out of Madrid, Spain tonight that there has been a STRONG EXPLOSION IN AN AIRPORT TERMINAL at the Madrid airport. One reporter calling in to CNN said she believed it to be a bomb. This coming just hours after former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was hanged for war crimes in Iraq.
UPDATE: Reuters news agency had reported of some sort of "threat" to Madrid shortly before the explosion. I'm having trouble finding anything posted online at this hour, though.
UPDATE #2: The explosion reportedly took place at terminal four in Madrid's airport, and after a quick search on the web, I see that terminal four is relatively new, opening back in February. The terminal has a capacity to deal with 35 million passengers each year and can handle about 10,000 passengers per hour.
UPDATE #3: CNN now reporting that the explosion was a result of a CAR BOMB, and has caused extensive damage to the terminal, and caused a collapse of one deck in a parking garage, no immediate reports of injuries. THERE WAS, HOWEVER, A CALL THAT CAME IN ANNOUNCING THE BOMBING SHORTLY BEFORE IT TOOK PLACE.
UPDATE #4: Reuters finally has it on their website. No doubt they'll be expanding on the brief report shortly.
UPDATE #5: CNN has it posted online now. A local radio station in Spain is reporting that two police officers were slightly injured while looking for the suspect vehicle.
UPDATE #6: Reuters now says that four people were injured. An anonymous caller who phoned in the bomb threat claimed responsibility on behalf of Basque guerillas ETA.
Developing....
1 comment:
I love Spain...my heart goes out to all my friends over there....
Their gov. didn't listen to the people either...The people did not want Spain to join the American coalition that illegally invaded Iraq...
buzz...buzz....
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