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Blasts cause alarm in south Spain | Blasts cause alarm in south Spain |
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Two loud blasts have caused alarm in Malaga in southern Spain, though the cause was not immediately clear, with some media blaming aircraft. | Two loud blasts have caused alarm in Malaga in southern Spain, though the cause was not immediately clear, with some media blaming aircraft. |
The noise was heard across the town and prompted office workers to run to their windows, local government officials told El Mundo newspaper. | The noise was heard across the town and prompted office workers to run to their windows, local government officials told El Mundo newspaper. |
The alarm followed bomb attacks at the weekend blamed on Eta separatists. | The alarm followed bomb attacks at the weekend blamed on Eta separatists. |
However, El Mundo and other media said the cause appeared to be one or two jets breaking the sound barrier. | However, El Mundo and other media said the cause appeared to be one or two jets breaking the sound barrier. |
The paper quoted government officials as saying there was no evidence of terrorist attack. However, police were mobilised. | |
The mobile phone system was reported to have failed shortly after the blasts were heard - though whether this was a direct result of the incident, or because of a sudden increase in calls, was not clear. |