| Detonators mobile phones not common to eta { March 12 2004 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active) http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=474912§ion=newshttp://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=474912§ion=news
Madrid detonators not commonly used by ETA - report Fri 12 March, 2004 15:04 MADRID (Reuters) - Rucksack bombs used in deadly Madrid train bombings were set off by mobile phone and contained copper detonators, which are not generally used by armed Basque separatist group ETA, a radio station has reported.
Cadena Ser radio station quoted security sources as saying the bombs, which blew up on four trains killing 198 people, were activated by mobile telephones which had had their alarms set for 7:39 a.m. (6:39 British time) on Thursday.
The detonator in an unexploded bomb recovered by police contained a copper detonator whereas the detonators commonly used by ETA are made of aluminium, the report said on Friday.
The Interior Ministry could not immediately confirm the report.
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