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| Car bomb kills policeman in Spain |
Car bomb kills policeman in Spain |
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| A policeman has been killed and three people have been injured by a car bomb in the northern Basque region of Spain. | A policeman has been killed and three people have been injured by a car bomb in the northern Basque region of Spain. |
| The bomb was left in a van parked outside a police barracks in the small town of Legutiano, near the Basque capital, Vitoria. | The bomb was left in a van parked outside a police barracks in the small town of Legutiano, near the Basque capital, Vitoria. |
| It exploded at 0300 (0100 GMT), destroying parts of the building. | It exploded at 0300 (0100 GMT), destroying parts of the building. |
| No group has claimed responsibility, but the authorities have blamed the attack on the militant Basque separatist group Eta. | No group has claimed responsibility, but the authorities have blamed the attack on the militant Basque separatist group Eta. |
| If confirmed, it would be Eta's first fatal attack since Spain's general election two months ago, and the sixth since Eta broke a ceasefire in 2006. | If confirmed, it would be Eta's first fatal attack since Spain's general election two months ago, and the sixth since Eta broke a ceasefire in 2006. |
| More attacks | More attacks |
| The dead man, in his forties, died after being trapped under rubble. | The dead man, in his forties, died after being trapped under rubble. |
| Three other people, civil guards and police, were wounded. One is said to have serious injuries. | Three other people, civil guards and police, were wounded. One is said to have serious injuries. |
| Dozens of people had to be evacuated from the building |
| No phoned warning was made before the attack. | No phoned warning was made before the attack. |
| The bombing, just 15km from the Basque capital Vitoria, comes as the country embarks on a new parliamentary cycle. | The bombing, just 15km from the Basque capital Vitoria, comes as the country embarks on a new parliamentary cycle. |
| Eta had already staged several low-level attacks following the Socialists' election victory in March. | Eta had already staged several low-level attacks following the Socialists' election victory in March. |
| Eta was blamed for a bomb blast in April in the northern Basque city of Bilbao, which wounded seven policemen. | Eta was blamed for a bomb blast in April in the northern Basque city of Bilbao, which wounded seven policemen. |
| The group said it was behind the murder of a former Socialist councillor outside his home, two days before the 9 March general election. | The group said it was behind the murder of a former Socialist councillor outside his home, two days before the 9 March general election. |
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