Three Madrid suspects blow themselves up

[radfringe]

Three Madrid suspects blow themselves up
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040403.wblast03/BNStory/International/
Associated Press


Madrid — Three suspects in the Madrid railway bombings blew themselves up Saturday in a building while surrounded by police, killing one special-forces agent and wounding 11 police officers, the Interior Minister said.

The blast in Leganes, a southern suburb of Madrid, blew away part of the walls of the building. Police had earlier evacuated residents and cordoned off part of the town.

Interior Minister Angel Acebes said a preliminary investigation indicated three terrorists had died, but he added the number had yet to be confirmed because of the damage to the bodies.

"The special police agents prepared to storm the building and when they started to execute the plan, the terrorists set off a powerful explosion, blowing themselves up," Mr. Acebes said.

[daleo]

1. Assuming that the Globe report is accurate

It would seem to indicate that the Spanish authorities managed to find at least some of the perpetrators of the pre-election bombing without invading any foreign countries. Quite a novel approach.

[realdeal22k]

2. I guess the perpetrators liked living in Spain

Didn't the perpetrators that drove the planes here die in the process?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

4. ????

[James T. Kirk]

3. Too bad...

If they had been captured, they could have been interrogated. But, I suppose dead bombers are a good thing, too.

[Just Me]

5. Obviously did not want to be "discovered",...

,...whether by will or by wake.

Very,...weird.

[Moderator]

6. locking

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