Three-day national mourning declared for victims of bombings

Interior Minister Angel Acebes also stated that 192 victims lost their lives and nearly 1,400 hospitalized others were under medical care. Acebes added that 44 of those injured survivors are still in critical condition and so death toll might increase.
A London-based Arabic newspaper, Al-Quds Al-Arabi, reported that it had received a claim of responsibility from Al-Qaeda. Also, a Spanish radio, Cadena Ser, claimed that there was a suicide bomber on board of one blasted train, as relying on sources who spoke on condition of anonmity.
Meanwhile Madrid’s Hotels Union took decision to host the relatives of both victims and injured survivors with free of charge.