Witnesses describe 'platform of death'
Anibal Altamirano said fellow commuters around him were too stunned to move when the first bomb blew apart a train.
When a second blast hit the busy Atocha station a few minutes later, everyone fled in panic.
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LIMITED OFFERAnibal Altamirano said fellow commuters around him were too stunned to move when the first bomb blew apart a train.
When a second blast hit the busy Atocha station a few minutes later, everyone fled in panic.
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