Zapatero insists government strong against terror

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, testifying before a parliamentary commission investigating Spain’s worst terrorist attack, dismissed any link between his surprise election victory last March and the Madrid train bombings three days earlier.

“Terror struck our country north to south, east to west,” he said in his opening remarks. “It’s clear that the bombs had an effect,” killing 191 passengers and injuring more than 1,500.