After the explosions, full-time missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were asked to remain in their apartments "for the time being," said LDS spokesman Coke Newell.
All full-time missionaries were safe and accounted for after the bombings, he said.
The church was still checking late Thursday on the welfare of its members in the area. The church has more than 33,000 members in Spain.
Elizabeth Hutchinson, 19, of Salt Lake City, was touring with a study group from Cottey College, Nevada, Mo., when bombs exploded along the rail line near the group's Madrid hotel.
The students had planned Thursday to take the metro into Atocha station to visit art museums. They found alternative transportation but could see rescue vehicles in the area.
The group was to travel to the countryside by train today but was shifted to buses.
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