PPS - European Remembrance Day for Victims/survivors of Terrorism

Each year, the European Commission and the RAN Victims/survivors of Terrorism Working Group organise the ceremony to mark the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism. This day is devoted to commemorating all EU victims of terrorism worldwide and victims on EU soil. This year, the 20th edition of the European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism will take place on 11 March 2024 in Madrid in the presence of Their Majesties the King and the Queen of Spain and the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez.

date: 04/03/2024

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Madrid train bombings, 2004

On 11 March 2004, ten backpacks full of explosives were detonated on four local trains in Madrid during rush hour, causing terrible carnage: 191 people were killed and more than 2,000 were injured. The attack was one of the most bloody in Europe since the Second World War. The Madrid bombings were unfortunately not an isolated case and terrorist attacks continued in other European capitals and cities.