GamesBids.com has been told by Madrid 2012, that in spite of the terrorist attack on March 11, “there were already unequivocal signs of normality in the everyday life”.
Following the attack “the pre-Olympic hockey tournament took place without alterations and that the city isn’t dangerous or insecure, since the attacks were an isolated fact”, said an official.
According to Madrid 2012, on March 12 “when 2.3 million persons from Madrid went out to the street in a touching protest demonstration, the Subway of Madrid, a public transport of great efficiency that plays a significant role in Madrid’s bid, carried an average of 1.5 million passengers per hour”.
