Describing the death in Spain of the so-called “ringleader” of the Madrid bombings, check out this incredibly passive AP headline: Alleged Ringleader of Madrid Bombings Dies. These terrorzoids blew themselves up in true Islamic jihad fashion, killing a policeman, and the best way AP can put it is that he “died?” (Hat tip: zulubaby.)

MADRID, Spain - The alleged ringleader of last month’s train bombings in Madrid was among four suspects who blew themselves up as police raided their apartment, Spain’s interior ministers said Sunday.

The blast Saturday night killed a special operations police officer and wounded 15 other policemen. Interior Minister Angel Acebes said one of the dead bombers was found with an explosives belt around his body, and two or three suspects may have escaped before the explosion.

Sarhane Ben Abdelmajid Fakhet, a Tunisian accused of spearheading the March 11 attacks, was among the dead, Acebes said. An international warrant had been issued for the arrest of Fakhet and five others last week.

“The core of the group that carried out the attacks is either arrested or dead in yesterday’s collective suicide, including the head of the operative commando (unit),” Acebes told a news conference.

UPDATE: Given the record of Spanish authorities for obfuscating the facts in these cases, I’m suspicious about this report. Spain will probably now claim they have wiped out the terrorist threat within their country. Bravo! Police work and appeasement, a winning combination!

But how long until the next attack?