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Madrid train bombings

Bombs planted on Spanish commuter trains and detonated at the height of the morning rush hour caused chaos in Madrid.

The attacks killed 191 people and injured almost 2,000. One rescue worker remembers that day.

Photo: One of the wrecked trains outside Atocha station (AP)

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