190 Killed in Madrid Train Bombing

Powerful explosions rocked three Madrid railway stations today just days before Spain’s general elections, killing at least 190 rush-hour commuters and injuring more 1,200. The government blamed the armed Basque separatist group ETA. Arnold Otegi, leader of Batasuna, an outlawed Basque party linked to the armed separatist group, denied it was behind the blasts and suggested Arab resistance elements were responsible