Casualties of the 11 March 2004 Madrid bombings
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The March 11th Madrid bombings
killed 191 people. Initial reports said that 202 people had died, but this number was later lowered to 190.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4502950/. The toll was raised to 191 in May after a baby of one of the wounded was born and died of the mother's injuries.http://especiales.laverdad.es/juicio-11m/
The remaining people died in hospital.
, principally to the two largest public hospitals in Madrid: Hospital Gregorio Marañon (312 casualties) and Hospital Doce de Octubre (242 casualties). Other hospitals involved were the Clínico San Carlos, Hospital de la Princesa, Hospital de la Paz, Hospital Fundación de Alcorcón, the El Niño Jesús Hospital and the Hospital Central de la Defensa. The amount of resources mobilized to the care of the wounded was unprecedented in Spain with more than 70,000 health personnel involved, 291 ambulances for transport, 200 firemen and police vehicles. The health authority activated the emergency plan for disasters, which consists of fitting out all the operating theatres in the hospitals, postponement of all non-urgent scheduled operations and the call of duty of all available health staff.
, a memorial monument in the El Retiro
Park in Madrid, was constructed near Atocha Station, where most of the victims died. It consists of 192 trees, one for each victim of the bombings. The 192nd tree is for Francisco Javier Torrenteras Gadea, a member of the Grupo Especial de Operaciones
who died when the train bombers blew themselves up in Leganés
on April 3 after being surrounded.
11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings
The Madrid train bombings consisted of a series of coordinated bombings against the Cercanías system of Madrid, Spain on the morning of 11 March 2004 , killing 191 people and wounding 1,800...
killed 191 people. Initial reports said that 202 people had died, but this number was later lowered to 190.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4502950/. The toll was raised to 191 in May after a baby of one of the wounded was born and died of the mother's injuries.http://especiales.laverdad.es/juicio-11m/
Casualties by place
- 67 died at El Pozo Station.
- 64 died next to Téllez Street.
- 34 died at Atocha Station.
- 16 died at Santa Eugenia Station.
The remaining people died in hospital.
The wounded
Officially 2,051 people were injured; of whom 82 were in critical condition. They were carried by different means to various hospitals in the Madrid Autonomous CommunityMadrid (autonomous community)
The Community of Madrid is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located at the center of the country, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Castilian Central Plateau . The community is also conterminous with the province of Madrid and contains the capital of Spain, which is also...
, principally to the two largest public hospitals in Madrid: Hospital Gregorio Marañon (312 casualties) and Hospital Doce de Octubre (242 casualties). Other hospitals involved were the Clínico San Carlos, Hospital de la Princesa, Hospital de la Paz, Hospital Fundación de Alcorcón, the El Niño Jesús Hospital and the Hospital Central de la Defensa. The amount of resources mobilized to the care of the wounded was unprecedented in Spain with more than 70,000 health personnel involved, 291 ambulances for transport, 200 firemen and police vehicles. The health authority activated the emergency plan for disasters, which consists of fitting out all the operating theatres in the hospitals, postponement of all non-urgent scheduled operations and the call of duty of all available health staff.
Victims by nationality
The victims came from 17 countries: (142) (16) (6) (4) (4) (3)(2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)(1)Forest of the Departed
To commemorate the victims, the Forest of the DepartedForest of the Departed
The Forest of Remembrance , formerly known as the Forest of the Departed , is a memorial garden located in the park of El Retiro in Madrid, Spain that commemorates the 191 civilian victims of the 2004 Madrid train bombings and the special forces agent who died in the attacks on 11 March 2004...
, a memorial monument in the El Retiro
Parque del Buen Retiro
The Buen Retiro Park is the largest park of the city of Madrid, Spain...
Park in Madrid, was constructed near Atocha Station, where most of the victims died. It consists of 192 trees, one for each victim of the bombings. The 192nd tree is for Francisco Javier Torrenteras Gadea, a member of the Grupo Especial de Operaciones
Grupo Especial de Operaciones
The Grupo Especial de Operaciones , commonly known as GEOs, are the Special Operations Forces of the Spanish Cuerpo Nacional de Policía of Spain. They are stationed in Guadalajara near the capital, Madrid. The GEO has response capabilities and is responsible for VIP protection duties, as well as...
who died when the train bombers blew themselves up in Leganés
Leganés
Leganés is a city in central Spain. Part of the greater Madrid conurbation - mainly a satellite-city with a population of 186,066 it is located about 11 km southwest of the city centre....
on April 3 after being surrounded.