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October 2000 Madrid bombing

October 2000 Madrid bombing

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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]

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