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According to the Al Qaeda letter sent to Al Quds in London claiming responsibility for the Spanish bombings a huge operation targeting the USA is 90 percent ready. IT was stated, "Operation Winds of Black Death is in its final preparation." This was just reported on the live broadcast. No link yet.

Photos from deadly train attacks in Spain 05:26 PM MST on Thursday, March 11, 2004 Compiled by kgw.com Staff Here's a collection of Associated Press photographs from Thursday's deadly explosions in Madrid, Spain.Click on any image below to enlarge the picture for viewing. Rescue workers remove a victim from a train at Atocha train station following a blast there, after explosions rocked three stations in Madrid Thursday, March 11, 2004, just three days before Spain's general elections. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) Rescue workers collect the bodies of victims of an explosion at the Atocha train station, after explosions rocked three train...

MADRID, Spain (AP) -- At least one explosion rocked a Madrid train station Thursday, news reports and witnesses said. Police cars raced to the Atocha station after the early morning explosion. An Associated Press reporter saw a woman with a bloodied face outside the station. Medics were seen treating at least three people. People living near the station said they heard at least two blasts. MORE...

MADRID, March 11 (Reuters) - The death toll rose to 182 from a series of explosions that ripped through crowded passenger trains during the rush-hour in Madrid on Thursday, Madrid regional officials said. Some 900 were wounded, officials said. Officials had previously put the death toll at 173. Authorities blamed the attacks on Basque separatist group ETA, which is listed as a terrorist group by the United States and the European Union.