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Bomb blasts hit Spanish resorts Bomb blasts hit Spanish resorts
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Three bombs have exploded in northern Spain although there have been no reports of casualties. Four bombs have exploded in northern Spain, although there have been no reports of casualties.
The first device went off at about noon on a seafront promenade in the resort of Laredo, near Santander. The first device went off at about noon on a seafront promenade in the resort of Laredo, in the Cantabria region.
Another device exploded on a beach in Noja, about 20km (12 miles) from Laredo. A third went off in Cantabria. A few hours later another bomb exploded there. Two more devices went off in Noja, some 20km (12 miles) from Laredo.
Reports said Basque separatist group Eta had claimed responsibility, warning of four devices in total that had been placed in the Cantabria area. Officials said the Basque separatist group Eta had warned of the attacks, and that the surrounding areas had been evacuated before the blasts.
Emergency authorities received the call telling them Eta had planted four bombs on the beaches of Laredo and Noja and Noja's golf course that would explode between 1100 (1000 GMT) and 1400, Reuters reported. Emergency authorities received the call telling them Eta had planted four bombs on the beaches in Laredo and Noja, and Noja's golf course, which would explode between 1100 (1000 GMT) and 1400.
Eta regularly targets tourist resorts for its summer attacks.Eta regularly targets tourist resorts for its summer attacks.
Eta has killed more than 820 people in its 40-year campaign for independent Basque homeland in northern Spain and south-western France.
The group announced a ceasefire in March 2006 but formally ended it last June.