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| At the time of the fire the Hotel lodged many high rank military personnel (5 of whom died in the fire), ], ] and ]. In 1979 many voiced the idea that ] was the real culprit of the fire.{{fact}} | At the time of the fire the Hotel lodged many high rank military personnel (5 of whom died in the fire), ], ] and ]. In 1979 many voiced the idea that ] was the real culprit of the fire.{{fact}} | ||
| In the year 2000, relatives of the deceased started to receive benefits as ] victims. According to ] that is an implicit recognition of ETA authorship. The ] website lists a high rank retired Civil Guard member deceased in the fire as a victim of ETA, and states that many injured died after the fire, but were not included in the official account of 80 dead. | In the year 2000, relatives of the deceased started to receive benefits as ] victims. According to ] that is an implicit recognition of ETA authorship, although the council of state explicitly stated that they do not consider the fire to be an act of terrorism. The ] website lists a high rank retired Civil Guard member deceased in the fire as a victim of ETA, and states that many injured died after the fire, but were not included in the official account of 80 dead. | ||
| ] traces were found in the rubble, some witnesses claimed to hear two explosions before the fire and a local newspaper (''Heraldo de Aragón'') received two phone calls claiming authorship in the name of ETA (m) and the ]. | ] traces were found in the rubble, some witnesses claimed to hear two explosions before the fire and a local newspaper (''Heraldo de Aragón'') received two phone calls claiming authorship in the name of ETA (m) and the ]. | ||
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The "Corona de Aragón" fire killed at least 80 people in the five star "Corona de Aragón" Hotel in Saragossa on 12 July 1979.
According to the official version of events , provided at the time by the Spanish government, the fire was started accidentally by an oil fire in the Hotel cafè.
At the time of the fire the Hotel lodged many high rank military personnel (5 of whom died in the fire), Carmen Polo, Carmen Franco y Polo and Cristóbal Martínez Bordiú. In 1979 many voiced the idea that ETA was the real culprit of the fire.
In the year 2000, relatives of the deceased started to receive benefits as terrorism victims. According to El Mundo that is an implicit recognition of ETA authorship, although the council of state explicitly stated that they do not consider the fire to be an act of terrorism. The Civil Guard website lists a high rank retired Civil Guard member deceased in the fire as a victim of ETA, and states that many injured died after the fire, but were not included in the official account of 80 dead.
Napalm traces were found in the rubble, some witnesses claimed to hear two explosions before the fire and a local newspaper (Heraldo de Aragón) received two phone calls claiming authorship in the name of ETA (m) and the FRAP.
The AVT asked for the official recognition of the fire as a terrorist attack.
Sources
El camino de la libertad. La democracia año a año. 1979. Pages 68 and 69. "El Mundo" special. ISBN 9788492540006.
Las víctimas del Corona de Aragón, indemnizadas en breve
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