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| Eta allies: Peace talks not over | Eta allies: Peace talks not over |
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| The political wing of the Basque separatist group Eta says peace talks with the Spanish government are not over, despite Saturday's bomb blast. | The political wing of the Basque separatist group Eta says peace talks with the Spanish government are not over, despite Saturday's bomb blast. |
| A Batasuna spokesman, Xabi Larralde, said the peace process "is not broken". The group - outlawed in Spain - gave a news conference in Bayonne, France. | A Batasuna spokesman, Xabi Larralde, said the peace process "is not broken". The group - outlawed in Spain - gave a news conference in Bayonne, France. |
| Earlier, Spain's government said peace talks with Eta were now "finished". | Earlier, Spain's government said peace talks with Eta were now "finished". |
| The body of an Ecuadorean has been found in the rubble of a multi-storey car park blown up at Madrid's airport. | |
| The victim was named as Carlos Alonso Palate, 35. Another Ecuadorean man was also reported missing after the bomb struck the Barajas airport car park. | |
| Authorities say it will take several days to clear an estimated 40,000 tons of concrete, under which about 400 cars are thought to be buried. | |
| Mr Larralde said the peace process was at a "critical" phase but "our commitment is for it to move forward". | Mr Larralde said the peace process was at a "critical" phase but "our commitment is for it to move forward". |
| Batasuna has urged Eta militants to explain why they bombed Barajas airport. | Batasuna has urged Eta militants to explain why they bombed Barajas airport. |
| "It was not expected by anyone, even though we all knew the [peace] process was in crisis", said Batasuna official Joseba Alvarez, speaking on a Basque radio station. | "It was not expected by anyone, even though we all knew the [peace] process was in crisis", said Batasuna official Joseba Alvarez, speaking on a Basque radio station. |
| Eta statement awaited | |
| The government blamed Eta, which called a "permanent" ceasefire nine months ago. | The government blamed Eta, which called a "permanent" ceasefire nine months ago. |
| A caller claiming to represent Eta had given a telephone warning just before the explosion. | |
| "Eta has evidently broken off the peace process," Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said. | "Eta has evidently broken off the peace process," Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said. |
| Eta declared a permanent ceasefire on 22 March 2006. The group has been waging an armed campaign for more than 30 years and is blamed for more than 800 deaths. | Eta declared a permanent ceasefire on 22 March 2006. The group has been waging an armed campaign for more than 30 years and is blamed for more than 800 deaths. |
| Eta's last fatal attack was a car bombing in May 2003. | |
| Mr Alvarez accused Spain's Socialist government of failing to take any "concrete steps... to create favourable conditions" for a solution. | Mr Alvarez accused Spain's Socialist government of failing to take any "concrete steps... to create favourable conditions" for a solution. |
| But he also said the planting of a bomb without previously announcing the end of a ceasefire was "something new" for Eta. | But he also said the planting of a bomb without previously announcing the end of a ceasefire was "something new" for Eta. |
| "It is up to Eta to explain why it acted in that way," he said. | "It is up to Eta to explain why it acted in that way," he said. |