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During the evening of 26 May 1979, a bomb [[explode]]d in Madrid, Spain.<ref name=W>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/05/27/terrorist-bomb-kills-10-in-madrid-restaurant/74784b8f-2ff2-409c-bb30-85d75c698ccb/ Terrorist bomb kills 10 in Madrid restaurant]</ref> Its detonation in the basement washroom of the California 47 [[café]] killed 10 people, injured another 40 and severely damaged the building.<ref name=W/> No group claimed responsibility, but the [[left-wing terrorism|far-left]] [[First of October Anti-Fascist Resistance Groups]] (GRAPO) are believed to have been the perpetrators.<ref name=W/> Police found a second, unexploded bomb in the café.<ref name=W/> |
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During the evening of 26 May 1979, a bomb exploded in Madrid, Spain.[1] Its detonation in the basement washroom of the California 47 café killed 10 people, injured another 40 and severely damaged the building.[1] No group claimed responsibility, but the far-left First of October Anti-Fascist Resistance Groups (GRAPO) are believed to have been the perpetrators.[1] Police found a second, unexploded bomb in the café.[1]
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