The Grupo Especial de Operaciones (Special Operations Group, GEO) is part of the Spanish National Police and is stationed in Guadalajara near the capital, Madrid. The GEO has special response capabilities and is responsible for VIP protection duties, as well as countering and responding to terrorism. Designed, set up and organized along the lines of many other special counterterrorism units through Europe, GEO is specifically focused on dealing with terrorist attacks, including aircraft hijackings as well as maritime threats and hostage taking. The GEO can also be utilized in a support role for Spanish police operations outside the realm of terrorism, and is active in protecting visiting heads of state and providing security for high profile events such as the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona. Policia Nacional (actually Cuerpo Nacional de Policía) is the countrywide police agency of Spain. ... Guadalajara is a city in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, capital of the province of Guadalajara. ... Madrid is the capital and largest city in Spain, as well as in the province and the autonomous community of the same name. ... It has been suggested that Demographics of terrorism be merged into this article or section. ... Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, tactics, and strategies that governments, militaries, and other groups adopt in order to fight terrorism. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... Aircraft hijacking (also known as Skyjacking) is the take-over of an aircraft, by a person or group, usually armed. ... The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia (Spain). ...

GEO has had some noteworthy successes over the last decade. It was responsible for foiling the assassination attempt on King Juan Carlos in 1995, as well as an attempt by ETA to attack the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. GEO remains the foremost deterrent to terror cells and activity on the Spanish mainland. King Juan Carlos I His Majesty King Juan Carlos I (Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón), styled HM The King (born January 5, 1938), is the reigning King of Spain. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The neutrality of this introduction is disputed. ...

Its only casualty as of 2004 occurred during the assault (3 April) on the Leganés flat where the suspected authors of the Madrid train bombings of 11 March 2004 were grouped. The suspects detonated their bombs, committing suicide and severely damaging the building. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... Leganés streets Leganés is a town in central Spain. ... The scene of one of the Madrid bombings. ... 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ...

External links

• La web del GEO, related website (in Spanish)