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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid | ||
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|location=Spain | |location=Spain | ||
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|coordinates=40.383, -3.717 | |coordinates=40.383, -3.717 | ||
| − | }} | + | }}'''Madrid''' is the capital city of [[Spain]]. |
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| + | ==2004 Madrid train bombings== | ||
| + | {{FA|2004 Madrid train bombings}} | ||
| + | The 2004 Madrid train bombings killed 191 people, like many such events, was preceded by a [[drill]]. [[NATO Secretary General]], [[Jaap de Hoop Scheffer]], who reportedly visited Madrid on 1 March 2004, 3 days before the exercise, described it as a "coincidence" that on 4 March 2004, there was an anti-terrorist exercise (CMX-04) which anticipated killing 200 people, finishing just a few hours before the bombings.<ref>http://aangirfan.blogspot.com/2010/10/nato-link-to-madrid-bombings-of-2004.html</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Madrid is the capital city of Spain.
2004 Madrid train bombings
- Full article: 2004 Madrid train bombings
- Full article: 2004 Madrid train bombings
The 2004 Madrid train bombings killed 191 people, like many such events, was preceded by a drill. NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, who reportedly visited Madrid on 1 March 2004, 3 days before the exercise, described it as a "coincidence" that on 4 March 2004, there was an anti-terrorist exercise (CMX-04) which anticipated killing 200 people, finishing just a few hours before the bombings.[1]
Events
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| 1991 Madrid Conference | A "peace conference" where speakers included George H. W. Bush -who the Mossad planned to assassinate. |
| 2004 Madrid train bombings | A Spanish equivalent of 7/7, targetting civilians and blamed on Al Qaeda |
| Assassination of the Marquesses of Urquijo | Murder of prominent Spanish bank owners in 1980 |
| Bilderberg/2024 | The 70th Bilderberg Meeting |
| Le Cercle/2007 (Madrid) | A little known Cercle meeting |
Groups Headquartered Here
| Group | Start | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Spain | |||
| CEU San Pablo University | 1993 | Private Catholic university | |
| Cesid | 14 July 1977 | 2002 | Spanish intelligence agency closely tied to the PSOE government of Felipe González. |
| Club de Madrid | 2001 | ||
| ESCP Europe | 1819 | Private business school | |
| El País | 4 May 1976 | A Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. | |
| IE Business School | 1973 | Business school in Madrid, Spain. | |
| National Intelligence Centre | 6 May 2002 | The Spanish combined foreign and domestic intelligence agency. | |
| Spain | Seemingly a tropical easy-going country on the southern border of Europe. Spain has had trouble running a “death squad-free” democracy since Franco retired. Spain has seen the bloodiest post Gladio 1 terror attack take place in Madrid in 2004, and was a battleground of the Ifs and GRU during the 2010s. | ||
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