Its members include those injured by ETA, GRAPO, the Provisional Irish Republican Army and Al Qaeda, as well as their families.
[1] During the presidency of Jose Maria Aznar, the AVT advocated political positions criticised as extreme, including conspiracy theories regarding the Madrid train bombings.
[3] Specifically, the AVT asked why no pictures of the alleged perpetrators were found, unlike in the 7 July 2005 London bombings, and why the type of explosives used remains unknown.
The association also questioned the relationship between the alleged perpetrators and the National Police Corps of Spain and Guardia Civil.
Other victim associations from the 11 March attacks include the Asociación Afectados de Terrorismo, headed by Pilar Manjón.