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Blast near Spanish police station | |
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A car bomb has exploded next to a police barracks in the north of Spain after a warning call from Basque separatists, police say. | A car bomb has exploded next to a police barracks in the north of Spain after a warning call from Basque separatists, police say. |
It was not immediately clear if anyone had been injured in the blast at the town of Calahorra, in the Rioja region. | |
Spanish media reported the area had been evacuated before the blast. | Spanish media reported the area had been evacuated before the blast. |
Eta, which ended a 15-month ceasefire in June 2007 after failed peace talks, seeks Basque independence for parts of northern Spain and south-west France. | Eta, which ended a 15-month ceasefire in June 2007 after failed peace talks, seeks Basque independence for parts of northern Spain and south-west France. |
The organisation was blamed for the killing of a former town councillor in the Basque region two days before the Spanish general election earlier this month. |