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Madrid blast 'ends Eta ceasefire' Spanish PM suspends Eta dialogue
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Basque separatist group Eta have carried out a car bomb attack at a Madrid airport ending a ceasefire, the Spanish government has announced. Spain's prime minister has said he is suspending all moves towards dialogue with Basque separatist group Eta after a car bomb attack at a Madrid airport.
At least four people were injured in the blast in the car park of terminal four at Barajas Airport. At least 19 people were injured and two are missing after the blast in the car park of Barajas Airport.
"It is an attack which breaks nine months without violent actions by Eta," said Spain's interior minister. Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said this was the rebels' worst mistake but did not announce ending the peace process.
He said the prime minister would stress later that "violence and dialogue are incompatible in democracy". A spokesman for the group said peace talks were needed more than ever. Eta called a ceasefire nine months ago.
Officials said Eta had made a call to claim the attack - but the Spanish government has not called off peace talks with the separatists. Mr Zapatero said the bombing was "utterly incompatible" with the ceasefire.
"I have decided to suspend all initiatives for dialogue with Eta," Mr Zapatero told a news conference.
Officials said Eta had made a call to claim the attack.
The Eta ceasefire was declared in March after four decades of violence aimed at creating an independent Basque state in the north of the country.The Eta ceasefire was declared in March after four decades of violence aimed at creating an independent Basque state in the north of the country.
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The bomb exploded at about 0900 (0800 GMT), causing minor injuries to four people including two police officers and a taxi driver, emergency services said. The bomb exploded at about 0900 (0800 GMT), causing minor injuries to at least 19 people including two police officers and a taxi driver, emergency services said.
The authorities had time to evacuate the area, but one person is still missing. The bomb significantly damaged the car park, sending a huge plume of smoke over the terminal. The authorities had time to evacuate the area, but one person is still missing. The bomb significantly damaged the car park, sending a huge plume of smoke over terminal four.
ETA TIMELINE 1959: Eta founded1968: Eta kills San Sebastian secret police chief Meliton Manzanas, its first victim1973: PM Luis Carrero Blanco assassinated1978: Political wing Herri Batasuna formed1980: 118 people killed in bloodiest yearSept 1998: Indefinite ceasefireNov 1999: End of ceasefire, followed by more bomb attacks in January and February 2000Dec 2001: EU declares Eta a terrorist organisationMarch 2003: Batasuna banned by Supreme CourtMay 2003: Two police killed in Eta's last deadly attackNov 2005: 56 alleged Eta activists on trial in the largest prosecution of its kindMarch 2006: Eta declares permanent ceasefire Key eventsETA TIMELINE 1959: Eta founded1968: Eta kills San Sebastian secret police chief Meliton Manzanas, its first victim1973: PM Luis Carrero Blanco assassinated1978: Political wing Herri Batasuna formed1980: 118 people killed in bloodiest yearSept 1998: Indefinite ceasefireNov 1999: End of ceasefire, followed by more bomb attacks in January and February 2000Dec 2001: EU declares Eta a terrorist organisationMarch 2003: Batasuna banned by Supreme CourtMay 2003: Two police killed in Eta's last deadly attackNov 2005: 56 alleged Eta activists on trial in the largest prosecution of its kindMarch 2006: Eta declares permanent ceasefire Key events
Flights in and out of terminal four have been halted, and there is chaos at the other three terminals, officials say.Flights in and out of terminal four have been halted, and there is chaos at the other three terminals, officials say.
"It is an attack, I repeat, which breaks the permanent cease-fire which Eta ordered nearly nine months ago," Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba told a news conference."It is an attack, I repeat, which breaks the permanent cease-fire which Eta ordered nearly nine months ago," Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba told a news conference.
He said Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero would "do something more extensive" when he addresses the country at about 1700 GMT on Saturday.
"It is a brief political assessment," Mr Rubalcaba said, "in line with something which you have often heard me say, which it is appropriate to repeat today more categorically than ever.
"It is that violence is incompatible with dialogue in any democracy... And that is a rule which the government will firmly maintain.""It is that violence is incompatible with dialogue in any democracy... And that is a rule which the government will firmly maintain."
In March, Eta declared that it was permanently ending an armed campaign that has killed more than 800 people.In March, Eta declared that it was permanently ending an armed campaign that has killed more than 800 people.
In response, Mr Zapatero announced the beginning of talks with the militant separatist group, although discussions have not officially started.In response, Mr Zapatero announced the beginning of talks with the militant separatist group, although discussions have not officially started.
Victims' associations and the conservative opposition are renewing their demands that the government immediately call off the peace process, says the BBC's Danny Wood in Madrid.Victims' associations and the conservative opposition are renewing their demands that the government immediately call off the peace process, says the BBC's Danny Wood in Madrid.