Overview
- Authorities carried out a preventive detonation of a travel suitcase in Madrid's Plaza de España and a controlled detonation of a suspicious backpack in Guadarrama on Wednesday.
- On Thursday the Guardia Civil cordoned areas near Colegio Malvar in Arganda del Rey and examined a backpack at a Galapagar gas station with Tédax specialists called to both scenes.
- After technical inspections in each location officials confirmed no explosive material was found, there were no injuries, and local alerts were lifted.
- The bomb-disposal unit Tédax led the interventions backed by Policía Local, firefighters, SUMMA 112 medical teams and Protección Civil following established public-safety protocols.
- Local authorities asked the public not to circulate unverified information during operations and said investigations into how the items appeared in public spaces are ongoing.