Nail Bomb Placed in Almudena Cathedral in Madrid

Country: Spain

Date of incident: February 20, 2013


A nail bomb was found in the Almudena Cathedral by a priest who reported seeing a suspicious looking bag on leaving the confessional. The Cathedral was evacuated before anyone was hurt by the home-made device, and the police were able to deactivate it without any damage being done.

An anarchist group called the ‘Mateo Morral Insurrectionalist Commando’ claims to be responsible and declares that it was also an attack on the Bourbon monarchy purportedly saying that the aim was to, “damage the Bourbon monarchy in their own holy places,” further claiming, “We have shown that even your sanctified lairs are vulnerable.”

Sources:
http://libertadreligiosa.es/
http://spanishnewstoday.com/bomb-defused-in-almudena-cathedral-claims-to-be-an-attack-on-the-bourbon-monarchy_14968-a.html#.UxmRmxy9fdg