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October 2000 Madrid bombing
| 2000 Madrid bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Basque conflict | |
| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Date | 30 October 2000 07:15 a.m. (UTC+01:00) |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | Car bomb |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 64 |
| Perpetrator | ETA |
On 30 October 2000, the separatist Basque organization ETA detonated a large car bomb on Badajoz Avenue in Madrid, Spain.[1] The blast killed three people;[2] a Spanish Supreme Court judge, Francisco Querol Lombardero, his driver, and his bodyguard.[3] One of the injured, a bus driver, died from his injuries days later. Sixty-four people were wounded.[4] It was the deadliest attack since the ETA called off its ceasefire in December 1999 and one of numerous attacks in Madrid.[5]
- ^ "Atentados de ETA desde la ruptura de la última tregua". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ "Car Bomb Kills 3 in Madrid, Including Judge". The New York Times. 31 October 2000.
- ^ "Eta blamed as Madrid car bomb kills three". The Guardian. 30 October 2000.
- ^ "Atentados de ETA desde la ruptura de la última tregua". El Correo Digital (in Spanish). 22 March 2006.
- ^ "Bomb blast rocks Madrid". BBC News. 30 October 2000.
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