Madrid Memorial Unveiled at Atocha Station

	<a href='http://www.truthdig.com/banners/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a9cd87eb&cb=313402301' target='_blank'><img src='http://www.truthdig.com/banners/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=1&cb=313402301&n=a9cd87eb' border='0' alt='' /></a>	June 19, 2013
		Text Size

Trending: chris hedges economy nsa politics robert scheer

Reporter Who Brought Down the 'Runaway General' Dead at 33

The Terror Con

The U.S. Military and the Unraveling of Africa

Greenland's Great Melt Is Pinned on Climate Change

Nate Silver vs. Politico: It's on Again

REPORTS

Guantanamo Prisoner’s Case Demonstrates Unfairness of Military Commissions
By Marjorie Cohn

Greenland’s Great Melt Is Pinned on Climate Change
By Tim Radford, Climate News Network

The U.S. Military and the Unraveling of Africa
By Nick Turse, TomDispatch

Bank of America Lied to Homeowners and Rewarded Foreclosures, Ex-Employees Say
By Paul Kiel, ProPublica

Ear to the ground

Serena Williams Walks Back ‘Insensitive’ Steubenville Rape Comments

FBI Confirms Drone Use Over U.S. Soil

What Snowden Told Us This Week

Google Fights for Transparency in FISA Court

U.S. and Taliban Announce Direct Negotiations

Reporter Who Brought Down the ‘Runaway General’ Dead at 33

A/V Booth

Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Supreme Court Warning

Rachel Maddow Gives Emotional Tribute to Michael Hastings

GOP Congressman: Abortions Should Be Banned Because Male Fetuses Masturbate

The Campaign to Ignore Sarah Palin

Arts & Culture

Ernest Hemingway: Dud KGB Spy?

The Joy of Singing Out of the Spotlight
By Richard Schickel

Let Nicholas Kristof Damage Your Mind

The Unwinding
By Marc Fisher

Digs

The Questions Education Reformers Aren’t Asking

Dig led by Mike Rose

Gore Vidal: His Life and Legacy

Dig led by Truthdig Staff

“To Everything There is a Season”: Pete Seeger and the Power of Song

By Allan M. Winkler
$16.29

The Year Before the Flood: A Story of New Orleans

By Ned Sublette
$18.45

Golf Shirt

$23

Madrid Memorial Unveiled at Atocha Station

Victims of the Madrid train bombings were honored today with a dedication ceremony for the new 36-foot glass memorial at the city’s Atocha station. Terrorist explosions at or near the station three years ago claimed 191 lives and injured more than 1,700. King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez and other Spanish dignitaries joined family members and mourners for Sunday’s service.

BBC:

The 11m-tall (36ft) cylinder stands outside Atocha station, the destination of the four trains that were attacked.

Thousands of messages of condolence made in the days after the attacks are inscribed on the inside of the tower.

King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia and Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero attended a sombre ceremony at the site.

Wreaths were laid at the foot of the tower and mourners observed three minutes of silence.

Read more

More Below the Ad

Advertisement

TAGS: atocha madrid bombing madrid memorial spain terrorist attack

Related Entries

Email to a friend

Get truth delivered to
your inbox every week.

Previous item: Bush Adds to the Escalation

Next item: Pilgrims Killed in Baghdad Blast

New and Improved Comments

If you have trouble leaving a comment, review this help page. Still having problems? Let us know. If you find yourself moderated, take a moment to review our comment policy.

By Gil, June 15, 2007 at 7:44 am Link to this comment
(Unregistered commenter)

It has been a coming into tradition where-in few moments people respect and honor their true beloved ones, continouing life for a reason not to choose the upposit
I stand infront with eack in my heart wish for better communication between people and nations hoping to find a glimps of beloved face…

Report this