Human Rights Watch condemns today’s bomb attack in Madrid and expresses its compassion for those injured. The car bomb exploded around 9:30 this morning in the Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I. More than 40 people were injured by the blast. A person claiming to represent ETA issued a warning shortly before the blast. No-one has claimed responsibility. It is the worst attack in Madrid since the devastating train bombings of March 11, 2004.
Deliberate or indiscriminate attacks on civilians violate the most basic norms of international human rights and humanitarian law. They are never justified under any circumstances. We deplore such violations of the right to life and physical security and call for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
