Body of Spanish soldier killed in Afghanistan brought home

Body of Spanish soldier killed in Afghanistan brought home
larger | smaller
By h.b. - Jul 11, 2006 - 8:33 AM

Peruvian soldier, Jorge Arnaldo Hern�ndez, who was killed in a bomb attack on Saturday in Farah in western Afghanistan - Photo EFE

The funeral for Jorge Arnaldo Hernández Seminario takes place today

The body of the Spanish soldier killed over the weekend in Afghanistan has arrived back in Spain.

The Minister for Defence, José Antonio Alonso and the President of the Madrid regional government, Esperanza Aguirre, received the body last night at the Torrejón de Ardoz airbase.

The soldier of Peruvian origin will see a full military funeral today which the Prime Minister and leader of the opposition will attend.

The Spanish Ministry of Defence have confirmed that the explosion which killed Jorge Arnaldo Hernández Seminario, was a ‘pre-meditated attack’.

Meanwhile the Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is in Madrid today as part of a tour to prepare the next summit.

He will meet with the Prime Minister and Defence Minister. The latter has confirmed that Spanish troops are to stay in Afghanistan.

Click here for related stories

mobile |

email this article | print

printer friendly page

More Spain News : National

Readers' comments:
Please keep to the subject. Opinions published here are of our visitors, not the Typically Spanish team. Comments which go against Spanish laws or which are libellous are not allowed. We reserve the right to delete any comment we wish. Placing a comment indicates you have read our terms and conditions and privacy policy.

Por favor, céntrate en el tema. Son las opiniones de los internautas, y no las de Typically Spanish. No está permitido verter comentarios contrarios a las leyes españolas o injuriantes. Reservado el derecho a eliminar los comentarios que consideremos fuera de tema. Escribir un comentario indica que has leído nuestros condiciones de uso y politica de privacidad.