Australia Spanish Mourns Bomb Victims

After the terrible bomb attacks in the Spanish city of Madrid, many countries over the world mourn the victims by various events. A warm but saddest scene has also taken place in Australia.

Yesterday, the Sydney's Spanish community held rallies and services in the cities so as to show respect and grieve for those killed in the disaster. Many people wore in black armbands as a mark of highest respect.

Liverpool Street in Sydney’s Spanish District was filled with an agony of sorrow. Banners and placards of sympathy and support for the homeless survivor were held everywhere. People marched down the street condemning the terrorist attack in Spain.

Spanish living in Australia are so disappointed for what happened in their homeland. Spanish Club of Western Australia President Catalina Toledo says the news has been very painful for the state's 500 Spanish families.

"It shouldn't happen in a democratic country nowadays, anywhere in the world," she said.

Though, according to Spanish Consul- General Fernando Corral, "The demonstration here has been spontaneous - it has not been organised by the Consulate, it has been by the Spanish people themselves."

About 1000 people has joined the memorial event, this has showed that their love and faith towards their country has not ceased. They unite and stand up to shout for democracy and peace.

Melbourne's Spanish community will meet for a memorial service next weekend, while a rally was held in Perth on yesterday evening.

The Spanish Embassy in Canberra has expressed thanks for hundreds of messages of sympathy it has received since the train bombings in Madrid.

1,500 people are recovering from injuries while the death toll has reached 200, says the latest report of the terrorist attack.