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hi Lucien, thanks for thinking of all of us here in madrid during this very trying morning. yes, me and all those i personally know are ok. i woke up early to head off to the airport to greet a client and ended up wathing the disaster on the news from 8:30am until i had to open my office at 11:30am. all very horrible, there are no words. i will take advantage of this thread to let people know that there will be an anti-eta protest and moments of silence for today's victims in the puerta del sol tomorrow (friday, march 12th) at 7:00pm. i will be there with ena and i encourage anyone who can to go as well. if you want to (or can) find us, we will be on (or near) the corner of puerta del sol and calle mayor (in front of the "mallorquina" pastry shop) at about 6:45pm. saludos, jer...
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| Posts: 12237 | Location: ny, u.s.a. --> madrid, spain --> the plaza mayor ! | Registered: 30 June 1998 | |
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I would like to second the gesture. We have a concentracion now at 12 in front of the school. Hope everyone is okay. Also, please try and detach a while from the media as too much can be mind boggling. Miguel
"He who hath not a dram of folly in his mixture, hath pounds of much worse matter in his composition".
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| Posts: 334 | Location: New York, USA | Registered: 06 June 2003 | |
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I wonder if we'll ever know what ETA hoped to achieve by attacking people traveling to school and work during the busiest time of day. I've been through Atocha at that time of the morning hundreds of times. They couldn't have picked a worse time to do this. They wanted to inflict maximum casualties. There are no words to explain the collective ire that these cowardly acts have produced. We'll definitely be voting this Sunday. I've telephoned my teachers who live in Madrid city and they're both Okay. It would be nice to know that other multimadridian friends living in the city are okay. Please post here or elsewhere on the board letting us know that you're okay. poseso.... Tony --- English Unlimited... Un ambiente para aprender ingl�s... (An English Learning Environment) |
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| Posts: 656 | Location: Madrid (Kansas City, USA) | Registered: 06 November 2001 | |
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For those of you who dont have access to a TV or are not too good with Spanish, the BBC is running a live feed from their news service BBC News 24 over the web. You can access it via the main BBC news website(RealPlayer required). grant |
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| Posts: 27 | Location: Valladolid | Registered: 07 March 2003 | |
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Hi guys, Terrible watching Spanish TV today. I live near Puerta de Toledo and have been hearing the sirens all morning. A friend of mine lives just off Avda Cuidad de Barcelona which runs parallel to the rail line. She was woken up by the bombs going off and her building shaking! She is quite upset but physically unhurt. It's probable that this is the work of ETA, although it is strange that the worst terrorist attack in Spanish history occurs on 6 months to the day after the 9/11 annviversary. Just food for thought. My thoughts are with the friends and families. Mark. P.S. Direct link to BBC News 24 stream is http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsa/n5ctrl/live/now1.ram (you will need an ADSL connection)
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| Posts: 84 | Location: La Rioja | Registered: 27 March 2003 | |
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"What's another word for Thesaurus?
Steven Wright"
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We are shocked by this senseless act of barbarism and brutality, and send our prayers and thoughts to the Spanish people. Paul, Irene, Roy, and Claire Hughes
"An honest man is always a child" - Socrates ...no wonder I'm so immature!
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| Posts: 974 | Location: Albuquerque, NM EEUU | Registered: 27 August 2002 | |
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My thoughts are also with everyone there in Madrid. I am still waiting to hear from a good friend of mine that lives in Getafe, so if he had to go into Madrid this morning he would go through Atocha. So senseless... Anne
Remember, you can't see everything in one trip. Assume you will return. (Rick Steves)
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| Posts: 143 | Location: Green Bay, WI USA | Registered: 16 April 2002 | |
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