The BBC rounds up international reaction to the Madrid bombings
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France’s ambassador to Georgia is about to become the country’s new Foreign Minister
Aznar’s speech
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar has made a statement about the Madrid bombings. He’s called for all Spaniards to join national demonstrations against terrorism at 7pm tomorrow (Friday) night.
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Reaction to the Madrid bombings from the British Prime Minister’s office: “This terrible attack underlines the threat that we all continue to face from terrorism in many countries, and why we all must work together internationally to safeguard our peoples against such attacks and defeat terrorism”
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Spanish Interior Minister Angel Acebes says that ETA were responsible for the Madrid bombings
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Blogged coverage of Madrid from Iberian Notes
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From Reuters, a brief chronology of ETA’s background and previous attacks
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Latest reports from Madrid say that 173 people have been killed in today’s bombings. The Spanish government say that ETA is responsible
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How European are you? – A fun quiz from The Observer (found via Peter Black)
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Downing Street says – A new weblog reporting the official briefings made by the British Prime Minister’s office