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  A series trains exploded at a train station in Madrid. The explosion left 191 people dead and 1,460 people wounded.
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  ETA, a Bsques terrorist group, declares ceasefire and to work towards independence peacefully.
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  ETA calls off fifteen month ceasefire
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  Spanair flight 5022 crashed after lift off from Madrid to the Gran Canaria airport.
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  Spain becomes president of the European Union.