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Background

March 11, 2004. Ten bombs exploded on four trains during the rush hour in Madrid. More than 190 people died, almost two thousand were injured. It was one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in Europe in recent history. As in the United States of America on September 11 2001, it was an attack on freedom and democracy by an international network of terrorists. One year on, Madrid will be the setting for a unique conference, the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security under the High Patronage of His Majesty the King of Spain. Its purpose is to build a common agenda on how terrorism can most effectively be confronted by the community of democratic nations, in memory of the victims of terrorism from across the world.

With the collaboration ofSafe Democracy Foundation
Members of the Club de Madrid

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