Madrid Commemorated its Victims

World | March 17, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00
Madrid Commemorated its Victims People light candles at Madrid's Puerta del Sol square to pay tribute to the victims of the March 11 attacks that killed 201 people and injured 1,500 others. Photo by AFP.

Thousands gathered in Madrid last night to commemorate the victims of March 11 terrorist blasts. Around 5,000 mourners, led by Spain's Queen Sofia, filled Madrid's Almudena Cathedral for the memorial service for the 201 people who died in the blasts. Residents of the Spanish capital lit candles on the streets and marched with portraits of their killed relatives. Spanish police are reportedly hunting six new Moroccan suspects they believe were involved in the attacks.

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