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Car bomb explodes in north Spain Basque city car bomb injures man
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A car bomb has exploded near the centre of the Basque city of Bilbao in northern Spain, police say. A car bomb has injured a man believed to be a politician's bodyguard near the centre of Bilbao in Spain's Basque Country, local police sources say.
At least one person was injured, police and regional officials said. It went off under the vehicle in the city's La Pena de Bilbao neighbourhood near the historic centre.
The explosion occurred in the neighbourhood of la Pena de Bilbao, near the historic centre of the city, on Spain's northern coast. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
It came days after police arrested the suspected leaders of banned Basque separatist party Batasuna. The party called the act a "declaration of war". It comes days after suspected leaders of the banned separatist party Batasuna were arrested - an action the party described as a "declaration of war"
The bomb went off under the car of a bodyguard, who was injured, the Associated Press quoted a police official as saying. Spanish media say the injured man is a bodyguard for a town councillor from Spain's ruling Socialist Party, who is believed to be unhurt.
The Spanish newspaper El Pais said the man acted as bodyguard to a socialist councillor. A police spokesman said "one person [had] left the vehicle" after it caught fire, without giving further details.
Are you in the area? Have you been affected? Send us your comments using the form below. The most senior Batasuna official still at liberty, Pernando Barrena, warned of a "new cycle of violence" in Spain following the arrests last week.
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Police had detained 22 people in the town of Segura, on the orders of top anti-terrorism judge Baltasar Garzon.
It is believed that Batasuna leaders were meeting there to transfer control to new party leaders.
Mr Garzon led moves to outlaw Batasuna five years ago, accusing it of being a front for the armed separatist group Eta.
Earlier this year, Eta called off a 15-month ceasefire.