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The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station.
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Former armed Basque separatist group (1960–2018)
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Substance that can explode
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Capital and largest city of Spain
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Railway station in Madrid, Spain
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