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The Mayor of Lorca, Fulgencio Gil, presided over this morning in the Plaza de España a silent gathering in memory of the 193 people who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks that took place in Madrid on March 11, 2004 and that also caused more 2,000 injured.

Fulgencio Gil has indicated that "today, coinciding with the 15th anniversary of 11M and the European Day of Victims of Terrorism, Lorca remembers the people who lost their lives and were wounded in that attack and all those who have suffered this scourge Today is a day to honor the memory of those who are no longer there, to keep their memories alive and to recognize that democracy and its defense are the only paths to freedom and the rights of people. "

The Mayor of Lorca, has also stated that "terrorist attacks have to lead us all to reflect and understand that terrorism is the evil of our day, political and religious fanaticism is making us suffer and it is time that the society is fully aware that we have to be more united than ever, since when the terror strikes a citizen of any country, it is hitting us all.Today the heart of the town of Lorca is with the victims and with the families who suffered the 11M attack, but also with all the security forces and emergency services that lent their full support during these difficult times. "

Gil stressed that "terrorists have the sole objective of causing the greatest number of victims in their indiscriminate actions, that is why we have to keep united in the defense of freedom and fight this plague from unanimous condemnation until it is eradicated. speaking of a task that requires the use of all the means at our disposal, emphasizing in a particular way a task of social awareness that reminds us that fanaticism and extremism do not take us anywhere, it is about defending peace, democracy, the rule of law and the freedoms that we have achieved with so much effort, the Spanish, unfortunately, we know the grave damage that terrorism leaves. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca