Early Friday, a man crashed his car into the Madrid headquarters of Spain’s ruling party. He told police he had financial problems and that his car was rigged with a bomb.
He said it would explode some 30 minutes later, but it didn’t. A bomb squad could be seen in press photos working at the scene.
“Two gas canisters were found inside the car together with an unknown substance, which is being tested at the moment,” a police spokeswoman said.
Local media reports identified the man as a 37-year-old disgruntled businessman.
Police cordoned off the area around the offices of the conservative People’s Party of Spain, and for blocks, streets and sidewalks were nearly empty, photos from the scene revealed.
