News from Spain

Angel Acebes, the acting Spanish Interior Minister has just appeared in a press conference, giving details of what has happened in Madrid this evening. According to Acebes, investigations into the terrorist attacks of the 11th March led to the identification of a flat in a suburb of Madrid where three suspected terrorists were living. According to Acebes, police surrounded the flat and the occupants were asked to surrender. According to Acebes, the occupants of the flats finally exploded a bomb in the building and, according to the acting Interior Minister, all occupants of the flat died in the explosion, as did a Spanish policeman. No further details are available at the moment.

As police engaged in a standoff with three suspected North African terrorists this evening, an explosion shook the neighborhood. According to latest reports, 12 people have been injured and at least 3 have died (one policeman and two un-named arabs). The explosion occurred about 9 p.m. Antena 3 has reported that the suspects had threatened to blow up the four-story building in the southern Madrid suburb of Leganes, about 10 miles south of the capital. Angel Acebes, the Interior Minister, is expected to appear in a press conference any minute now.