1985 El Descanso bombing

1985 El Descanso bombing
Location El Descanso restaurant, Madrid, Spain
Date 12 April 1985 (1985-04-12)
Attack type
 Terrorist attack with explosives
Deaths 18 people including 11 American servicemen
Non-fatal injuries
 82
Perpetrator Islamic Jihad Organization
Assailant Mustafa Setmariam Nasar
Motive Islamic extremism

The 1985 El Descanso bombing was a bomb attack on the property of the El Descanso restaurant in Madrid, Spain, late on April 12, 1985. The explosion killed 18 people and injured 82 others, including 11 American servicemen, who were believed to be the target of the attack.[1] American servicemen who worked at nearby Torrejón Air Base frequented the restaurant.

Roles

Spanish Interior Minister José Barrionuevo held the Islamic Jihad Organization responsible for the bombing.[2] However, the case was closed in 1987 due to a lack of arrests. In 2005, Spain requested the alleged Al-Qaeda operative and writer Mustafa Setmariam Nasar's extradition from Pakistan for his role in the bombing.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Spain seeks extradition of terrorist suspect from Pakistan. Indo-Asian News Service, November 10, 2005.
  2. ↑ Walker, Jane. "Spanish bomb blast blamed on Jihad / Madrid restaurant explosion blamed on Muslim group." The Guardian, April 15, 1985.
  3. ↑ "Al-Qaeda suspect linked to 1985 Madrid bombing". Retrieved 28 November 2016.


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