10 years since the horrendous Muslim terrorist bombing of crowded commuter trains in Madrid, Spain

In early morning of 11 March 2004 four commuter trains en route to Madrid were boarded by 13 terrorists from an Al Qaeda affiliated Islamic Jihad network. They placed 13 bags of explosive devices with 10 kg of dynamite and shrapnel into different carriages between the trains. Between 7.37 and 7.41 a.m. local time during the morning rush, the explosive devices were remotely detonated by cell phones.

Although 3 of the 13 bombs failed to explode they caused massive destruction and the explosions were set off when the trains were in stations to maximize the damage. The Muslim terrorist attacks claimed the lives of 175 people on the spot and a further 16 during medical treatment, with almost 2,000 wounded. The bombings also caused massive direct financial costs of over 200 million Euros, making them the most devastating terrorist attack in the European Union so far.