Spain Dealing With Psychological Fallout From The Madrid Train Bombings
NBC ID: AR5UMSHU52 | Production Unit: Nightly News | Media Type: Aired Show | Media ID: NY-WENN-20040321-0001 | Air Date(s): 03/21/2004 | Event Date(s): 03/21/2004Transcript
Event Date(s): 03/21/2004 | Event Location(s): Madrid, Spain | Description: Two weeks after the terrorist attack in Madrid, people are still trying to cope. Psychologists say some deal with the effects of post-traumatic stress syndrome. They learned some lessons from what happened in the United States on 9/11. 18:36:27 (ej= 2:04) EXT DAY MADRID, SPAIN MS: Commuter Delores Ruiz walking. MS: Ruiz walking. WS: Ruiz walking down stairs. WS: Ruiz standing on a train station platform. MS: NBC News' Tom Costello speaking to Ruiz. MS: In interview, Ruiz says, (through translator) "They robbed me of my peace, and they brought me fear. They robbed me of my sleep." REAR MS: Ruiz getting onto a train. INT MS: Commuters sitting in seats on a train. MS: Ruiz and others sitting riding in a train car. CU: Ruiz. EXT DAY MADRID 2004-03-12 MS: A crane tearing apart a damaged train car. EXT DAY MADRID 2004-03-11 HIGH WS: Emergency workers working on a damaged train car and carrying a body on a stretcher. EXT DAY MS: A woman placing a candle with other candles and flowers in a memorial on a sidewalk. MS: Candles, flowers papers and sign that reads, "Terrorismo: No." MS: In interview, Ruiz says, (through translator) "These terrorists are crazy. They are like demented. You can't understand it. For what? Why did they do this?" MS: Candles burning. WS: People standing near a memorial. MS: A man takes off his glasses and wipes his eyes with a handkerchief. MS: A child putting a candle into the memorial on the sidewalk. MS: NBC News' Tom Costello reporting on camera. INT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER MS: People speaking on headsets at computer terminals. CU: A woman speaking into a headset. MS: In interview, psychologist Vacinta Banya says, "Until yesterday, 10,500." MS: Women sitting at a desk wearing brightly colored vests and speaking into headsets. MS: Banya handing paperwork and speaking to a worker. CU: A woman speaking ad writing on a piece of paper. MS: In interview, Banya says, "We are all victims, 40 million of victims." INT MS: Ruiz standing with several other people in a living room. MS: Ruiz. MS: Ruiz's son on a cell phone. EXT DAY MS: Panning shot of Ruiz and a memorial. VO: Costello signs off from Madrid, Spain.