The Diplomat
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, remembered this Tuesday the victims of “violence and fanaticism” and of “terrorist unreason” on the occasion of the European Day of the Victims of Terrorism and the twenty-first anniversary of the attacks of March 11 in Madrid.
In a message on social networks, Pedro Sánchez dedicated a “special memory” to “all the victims of terrorism” and declared that, “in the face of violence and fanaticism” “truth, justice and reparation” must prevail.
“Today, European Day of the Victims of Terrorism and on the anniversary of 11-M, we remember the victims of terrorist unreason and reaffirm the strength of our convictions,” wrote Albares. “Democracy and freedom will never give in to violence,” he added.
The president of the People’s Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, declared that “Spanish society will never forget the impact of terrorism.” “Dignity, respect and memory for all the victims. Their pain is ours,” he added. For its part, the People’s Party dedicated a tribute “to the victims and their families.” “From the PP we reaffirm our defense of memory, dignity and justice,” he wrote on social media.
The second vice president of the Government and leader of Sumar, Yolanda Díaz, wrote on the social network Bluesky: “21 years ago the whole country stopped. 21 years in which people took to the streets and gave an example of solidarity while the PP of (José María) Aznar lied.”
The Ministry of Defence also joined in remembering the victims of “this brutal attack, the worst that Spain has ever suffered and in which, in return, the dedication and solidarity of the citizens was the overwhelming response to this barbarity.”
On the morning of 11 March 2004, several explosions occurred on various commuter trains in Madrid as a result of a jihadist attack that caused 192 deaths and 1,856 injuries.
