Homenaje a las víctimas del 11-M en la estación de El Pozo
The latest tribute to the victims of 11-M in the capital took place at dusk on Tuesday at the El Pozo station, where one of the explosions occurred 21 years ago. Children’s groups and a representative of the taxi drivers were prominent.
Several choirs of children’s voices performed songs like ‘No dudaría’ by Antonio Flores and ‘Jueves’, the song that the group La Oreja de Van Gogh composed specifically in memory of the victims of the attacks.
Beyond the music, one of them read a poem recalling that March 11, 2004. «No matter how much pain lurks, our response will be truth, justice, and memory,» he recited.
Madrid remembers its victims 21 years after the 11-M attacks
Political figures such as the general secretary of PSOE-M, Óscar López, and the municipal spokespeople of Más Madrid and PSOE, Rita Maestre and Reyes Maroto, joined the gathering.
A DEFENSE OF THE TAXIS THAT HELPED THE VICTIMS
On the other hand, the vice president of the Professional Taxi Federation, Jesús Fernández, took the floor to defend the work of his collective in the immediate response to the attacks of March 11, 2004.
«Taxis are a daily element in Madrid, we all know a neighbor, a family member, a friend who is a taxi driver,» he noted. Fernández explained that on that day, many taxi drivers alerted emergency services and helped transport the wounded.
Madrid politicians vindicate the victims and the people of Madrid on the 21st anniversary of 11-M
In his speech, he highlighted the importance of public services and requested that administrations take care of and strengthen them.
«We must work on them, we must maintain them,» he emphasized, ensuring that the commitment of taxis to the society of Madrid will continue not because they are «better or worse than anyone,» but because they are «neighbors, parents, children, and colleagues».
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