Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 January 1977

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

All four trains had departed the Alcalá de Henares station between 07:01 and 07:14. The explosions took place between 07:37 and 07:40. Atocha Station (train number 21431) - Three bombs exploded. El Pozo del Tío Raimundo Station (train number 21435) - Two bombs exploded. Santa Eugenia Station (train number 21713) - One bomb exploded. Calle Téllez (train number 17305) - Four bombs exploded. Over 2000 people were injured. On 3 April 2004 the presumed perpetrators committed suicide by setting off explosives, killing themselves and one of the police officers in Leganés, south of Madrid.
(11 March 2004)

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BirthFactDeath (x) Tuesday 18th of January 1977 47 Years Ago
84 Die in commuter train derailment in Bold Street Bridge, Granville, New South Wales, Australia. It is the worst rail disaster in Australian history. More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_rail_disaster