In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “bomb attack against the el descanso restaurant just outside madrid”. Today it says “bombed in a terrorist attack”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
El Descanso bombing was a bomb attack against the El Descanso restaurant just outside Madrid , Spain , late on April 12, 1985. The explosion killed 18 Spaniards and injured 82 others, including 11 American servicemen, who were believed to be the target of the attack. American servicemen who worked at nearby Torrejón Air Base frequented the restaurant. Spanish Interior Minister José Barrionuevo blamed the Islamic Jihad Organization , which claimed responsibility for the blast, for the bombing. 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. Spain seeks extradition of terrorist suspect from Pakistan .1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The 1985 El Descanso bombing was a bomb attack against the El Descanso restaurant just outside Madrid , Spain , late on April 12, 1985. The explosion killed 18 Spaniards and injured 82 others, including 11 American servicemen, who were believed to be the target of the attack. American servicemen who worked at nearby Torrejón Air Base frequented the restaurant. Spanish Interior Minister Jose Barrionuevo blamed the Islamic Jihad Organization , which claimed the blast, for the bombing. However, the case was closed in 1987 due to a lack of arrests. In 2005, Spain requested Mustafa Setmariam Nasar 's extradition from Pakistan for his role in the bombing. Spain seeks extradition of terrorist suspect from Pakistan .
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On 12 April 1985, the El Descanso restaurant in Madrid , Spain was bombed in a terrorist attack.The explosion caused the three-story building to collapse, crashing down on about 200 diners and employees, killing 18 people, all Spanish citizens, and injuring 82 others, including eleven Americans working at the nearby Torrejón Air Base who frequented the restaurant.At the time it was the worst attack in Spain since the Spanish Civil War .International Terrorism and the Contemporary World .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Terrorist bombing in Madrid during the 1980s On 12 April 1985, the El Descanso restaurant in Madrid , Spain was bombed in a terrorist attack. The explosion caused the three-story building to collapse, crashing down on about 200 diners and employees, killing 18 people, all Spanish citizens, and injuring 82 others, including eleven Americans working at the nearby Torrejón Air Base who frequented the restaurant. At the time it was the deadliest attack in Spain since the Spanish Civil War . International Terrorism and the Contemporary World .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Terrorist bombing in Madrid during the 1980s On 12 April 1985, the El Descanso restaurant in Madrid , Spain was bombed in a terrorist attack. The explosion caused the three-story building to collapse, crashing down on about 200 diners and employees, killing 18 people, all Spanish citizens, and injuring 82 others, including eleven Americans working at the nearby Torrejón Air Base who frequented the restaurant. At the time it was the deadliest attack in Spain since the Spanish Civil War . International Terrorism and the Contemporary World .
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bomb attack against the el descanso restaurant just outside madrid
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bombed in a terrorist attack
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