Aznar Admits Madrid Bomb Failings

World | May 4, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00

Former Spanish prime minister admitted he may have been distracted from the threat posed by Islamic militants by his fight against ETA. Jose Maria Aznar's party was ejected from power only days after Islamists blew up trains in Madrid, killing 191.
In a new book he writes that his government may have lowered its guard before the attacks on 11 March. Aznar originally blamed the blasts on the Basque Eta group, and voters seem to have suspected a cover-up. Some voters believed the bomb attacks were linked to Spain's support for military action in Iraq.

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