11-M

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11-M is the commonly used Spanish shorthand for the 2004 Madrid train bombings, a coordinated terrorist attack on commuter trains that killed 193 people and injured thousands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist terrorism
bombing
mass murder
terrorist attack
aftermath withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq
alsoKnownAs 11 de marzo de 2004
2004 Madrid train bombings NERFINISHED
Madrid train bombings NERFINISHED
commemoratedOn March 11 each year
commuterRailSystem Cercanías Madrid NERFINISHED
country Spain
date 2004-03-11
day 11
impact change in Spanish government after 2004 general election
major political consequences in Spain
investigatedBy Guardia Civil NERFINISHED
Spanish National Police NERFINISHED
legalOutcome multiple convictions for terrorism
location Community of Madrid NERFINISHED
Madrid NERFINISHED
mediaCoverage extensive international coverage
memorial Atocha station 11-M memorial NERFINISHED
method coordinated bombings
month March
motive opposition to Spanish involvement in the Iraq War
numberOfBombs 13
numberOfBombsDetonated 10
numberOfDeaths 193
numberOfInjured around 2000
over 2000
numberOfTrainsTargeted 4
partOf global jihadist terrorism
perpetrator Islamist extremist cell
perpetratorIdeology jihadism
relatedEvent 2001 September 11 attacks NERFINISHED
2004 Spanish general election
significance deadliest terrorist attack in Spanish history
one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the European Union
target civilians
commuter trains
timeOfFirstExplosion around 07:37 CET
trainStationAffected Atocha station NERFINISHED
El Pozo del Tío Raimundo station NERFINISHED
Santa Eugenia station NERFINISHED
Téllez Street near Atocha NERFINISHED
weaponUsed backpack bombs
improvised explosive devices
year 2004

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