*Ø* Blogmanac | Anti-government protests in Spain
Sat 13 March, 2004 22:28
MADRID (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets across Spain this evening, on the eve of a general election, demanding to know "the truth" behind rail bombs that killed 200 people in Madrid two days ago.
Witnesses in Madrid and other major cities reported protesters gathering in squares on Saturday night, shouting slogans like "Don't Manipulate Our Dead!", and banging pots and pans to denounce the ruling Popular Party of Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar.
The demonstrations followed the Spanish government's announcement that it has arrested five people, some possibly linked to Moroccan militants, for the train bombs in Madrid.
Many of the protesters slammed the government for initially saying the prime suspect was Basque separatist group ETA.
"This is a dictatorship!" protesters shouted in Madrid. "Before we vote, we want the truth." More than 5,000 crowded round the PP's headquarters in Madrid, flanked by riot police.
"It's a technical coup d'etat if a government retains information. That's not playing clean," a 32-year-old engineer, who gave his name as Rafa, said in Madrid."
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Sat 13 March, 2004 22:28
MADRID (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters have taken to the streets across Spain this evening, on the eve of a general election, demanding to know "the truth" behind rail bombs that killed 200 people in Madrid two days ago.
Witnesses in Madrid and other major cities reported protesters gathering in squares on Saturday night, shouting slogans like "Don't Manipulate Our Dead!", and banging pots and pans to denounce the ruling Popular Party of Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar.
The demonstrations followed the Spanish government's announcement that it has arrested five people, some possibly linked to Moroccan militants, for the train bombs in Madrid.
Many of the protesters slammed the government for initially saying the prime suspect was Basque separatist group ETA.
"This is a dictatorship!" protesters shouted in Madrid. "Before we vote, we want the truth." More than 5,000 crowded round the PP's headquarters in Madrid, flanked by riot police.
"It's a technical coup d'etat if a government retains information. That's not playing clean," a 32-year-old engineer, who gave his name as Rafa, said in Madrid."
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