the silence and sadness have been present on Friday at the Puerta del Sol during the tribute organized by the Government of the Community of Madrid in memory of victims of the attacks of March 11, 2004, from seven years to comply.
in the past, overcast skies and cold temperatures accompanied the political authorities present in the kilometer zero of the capital, where, under the melody of 'Mozart Requiem', have paid tribute to the 192 people killed in the explosion of suburban trains, the wounded and those who participated in the rescues.
punctually, at 9 am, the president of the Community, Esperanza Aguirre, and Mayor of the capital, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, accompanied by President of the PP, Mariano Rajoy and the PP parliamentary spokesman (David Perez), PSOE (Maru Menéndez) and IU (Gregorio Gordo) have Real left the Post Office to place a wreath on the plaque in memory of the deceased on 11 March and the people who helped the victims.
The crown has been carried out by two students from the Police Academy, which, together with the authorities after bringing to the plate, have saved about a minute of silence. The permanent tribute that can be seen on the facade of the Real Casa de Correos highlights the "memory of the victims" and "exemplary behavior of the people of Madrid", which reads as, "stand forever."
Along with them have been also, as in previous years, the president of the Association Victims of Terrorism, Maria Angeles Pedraza, and the president of the Association to Aid Victims of 11-M, Maria Angeles Dominguez, both serious and sad trembling.
The event, which ended with the national anthem, have come to the delegate of the Government in Madrid, Amparo Valcárcel, the government team of the Community of Madrid, the president of the Madrid Assembly, Elvira Rodriguez, Socialist Party Secretary General in Madrid, Tomas Gomez, regional deputies and mayors from various municipalities in the region as well as speakers in the city of Madrid, Manuel Cobo (PP), David Lucas (PSOE) and Angel Pérez (IU).
In the 'ring' that is formed at the Puerta del Sol, also attended by representatives of all bodies that attended and relief to those affected: Fire Madrid, 112 Emergency personnel Madrid; Emergency Madrid and local police.
also inaugurated a monument in the station of El Pozo in memory of the victims. The inauguration of the monument has brought together politicians from different parties, including the president of the PP, Mariano Rajoy, the mayor of Madrid, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon, and spokesmen for the three groups, Deputy Mayor Manuel Cobo (PP), David Lucas (PSOE) and Ángel Pérez (IU).
have also attended the delegate of the Government in Madrid, Amparo Valcarce, the Socialist candidate for mayor of the capital, Jaime Lissavetzky, former Mayor John Barranco and councilors of the three groups.
has come the president of the Association of Victims of Terrorism (AVT), Angeles Pedraza, but no representative of the Association of Terrorism Affected 11M, promoter of the monument, dissatisfied with the way the council has organized the event and held Opening your own this afternoon.
The president of the Association Victims of Terrorism (AVT), Angeles Pedraza, assured on Friday, which marks the seventh anniversary of the attacks of March 11, 2004, if the statements of the 24 EOD involved in the transfer of the remains of explosives used in the 11-M today and they are interrogated provide some new evidence, the AVT "prompted the reopening of the trial."
Speaking to Onda Cero, collected by Europa Press, Pedraza has confessed that even as every morning at 7.39 in pain and "a pain in the heart" to remember the attacks in which seven years ago lost his daughter and 191 others were killed and 1,927 others were wounds, today has felt both "hope for the declaration of the EOD."
"I think after many years he has been silent slumber and 11-M, the fact that EOD can testify today gives me hope," he said, adding that it is "eager" to hear such statements because, in his opinion, "one must have conscience and heart and talk about something."
The subpoena comes after the Association of Victims Support 11-M filed a lawsuit against the man who was chief commissioner of the EOD when the attacks occurred, Juan Jesus Manzano, then max responsible agents who were responsible for the deactivation of the pumps and the Madrid bombings which took samples of explosives.
The Victims Support Association 11-M Manzano accuses of covering up crimes, perjury and failure to prosecute criminal acts and that, according to his complaint, the performance of EOD before he was commanding difficult to know the nature of the bombs, and therefore, the authorship of the terrorists who perpetrated the slaughter. "I'm anxious to hear the statements of the EOD because after all, from the AVT and I, as private prosecutor, if you leave a new test for Of course ask for the reopening of the trial, "he asserted.
Pedraza also explained that because" some pain "that victims' associations and political representatives are to hold separate acts of homage unlike previous years when The anniversaries of the attacks have been commemorated with a large institutional event which took place last year in Congress.
"I think both institutional and victims should have an act in a big way as every year in which we were all united, "said and assured that she, as a mother who lost her daughter in the attacks, is attending to everyone who has been invited.
has pointed out, however, that in their eyes, "the most important act" is the association organized the chairs in the Forest of Remembrance (Parque del Retiro), in which stands the Monument in Tribute to all victims of terrorism represented by 192 trees in memory of the dead 11-M. "This year will be even more beautiful because it will release 192 balloons in tribute to the 192 dead and each balloon will carry the name of one of those murdered that day," he added.
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