Three car bombs hit Basque region in under 24 hours
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At least seven people have been injured in a car bomb outside a police station in Ondarroa, in the Basque region of northern Spain.
Three policemen were among those hurt. Earlier, another car bomb exploded in the outskirts of the regional capital Vitoria but no-one was injured. Basque separatist group Eta phoned in a warning before the Vitoria blast. The attacks come at a time of increased turbulence in Basque politics, the BBC's Steve Kingstone, in Madrid, says. Spain's supreme court recently declared two Basque nationalist parties illegal because of alleged links to Eta.
The first car bomb exploded next to the headquarters of the Caja Vital Kutxa bank near the Basque regional capital, Vitoria, a regional Interior Ministry official said. It caused damage but no-one was injured. Several hours later, another car bomb detonated outside a police station in the port town of Ondarroa. Three police officers and four civilians were treated for minor injuries, including cuts and ear damage. Officials said two suspected bombers parked a car close to the outside wall of the station, threw a Molotov cocktail to attract attention and then detonated the car bomb.
Eta has claimed responsibility for killing more than 800 people in its four-decade campaign to set up an independent state straddling northern Spain and south-western France.
Three policemen were among those hurt. Earlier, another car bomb exploded in the outskirts of the regional capital Vitoria but no-one was injured. Basque separatist group Eta phoned in a warning before the Vitoria blast. The attacks come at a time of increased turbulence in Basque politics, the BBC's Steve Kingstone, in Madrid, says. Spain's supreme court recently declared two Basque nationalist parties illegal because of alleged links to Eta.
The first car bomb exploded next to the headquarters of the Caja Vital Kutxa bank near the Basque regional capital, Vitoria, a regional Interior Ministry official said. It caused damage but no-one was injured. Several hours later, another car bomb detonated outside a police station in the port town of Ondarroa. Three police officers and four civilians were treated for minor injuries, including cuts and ear damage. Officials said two suspected bombers parked a car close to the outside wall of the station, threw a Molotov cocktail to attract attention and then detonated the car bomb.
Eta has claimed responsibility for killing more than 800 people in its four-decade campaign to set up an independent state straddling northern Spain and south-western France.
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Mista_G
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'threw a Molotov cocktail to attract attention and then detonated the car bomb.'
sounds like gta
- 3 years ago
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Mista_G
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Beta_Boy
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ETA have a policy to disrupt the tourism trade in Spain so it seems quite late in the season to be letting the car bombs off.
I was under the impression they where looking to move away from terrorism in favour of negotiation.
- 3 years ago
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Beta_Boy
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purplefox
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Beta_Boy:
That's what I'd heard as well. I wonder if it's a break-off faction of the group, or if they've decided to go back on that deal.
- 3 years ago
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purplefox
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mattbrawn
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The BBC are reporting that there's been a third car bomb explosion in the Basque region, making it the third in less than 24 hours.
According to reports Spanish terrorist group ETA gave a telephone warning prior to the explosion.
- 3 years ago
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mattbrawn
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unclepete
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An earlier story from 2 months ago...
- 3 years ago
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unclepete
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