The Spanish Consul in Boston has been sacked as a result of his behavior in the wake of the bombings which took place at the end of the Boston Marathon on Monday.

Pablo Sanchez-Teran, was sacked by Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo for "failure to fulfill his consular obligations," as a result of Sanchez-Teran's decision to maintain the usual office hours in the Spanish Consul in Boston and close his doors just two hours after the explosion of two bombs at the finish line of the race which killed three people and injured over a hundred.

Ninety-one Spaniards were participating in the Boston Marathon, but despite the presence of so many of his countrymen in the event who could have been victims or in need of assistance, the former Consul decided to shut his office, explaining in an interview on Marca TV, that "it was the time to do so."

He also failed to offer a contact number for the families of those Spaniards who were participating in the Boston Marathon, although fortunately no Spaniard was injured as a result of the attack.

Meanwhile it was confirmed on Tuesday that the Madrid Marathon, which is scheduled for April 28, will go ahead despite the Boston bombing.

Alejandro Blanco, the President of the city's bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games issued a communique on Tuesday in which he stated, "a marathon and especially a popular marathon is a sporting celebration. It shows better than anything the effort, hopes and courage of thousands of people who battle themselves to finish the race."

"Sport should serve to unite people and go beyond ideologies and nationalism. More than ever we are with Boston today," said Blanco, who added that the Madrid 2020 candidacy would pay homage to the Boston victims on April 28.