http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4067127.stmA series of blasts has rocked the Spanish capital, Madrid, following a bomb warning from armed Basque separatist group, Eta, police say.
The explosions occurred at petrol stations on the outskirts of the city as travellers left for the weekend.
Police say the blasts, which followed an anonymous phone call, were minor, and no injuries have been reported.
The attacks, if confirmed, would be the first in many months launched by the Basque separatist group.
Reports said a Basque newspaper had received a phone call earlier in the day from someone claiming to represent Eta.
The caller warned that a series of bombs had been placed at petrol stations on major roads leading out of the city centre and would explode at 1730GMT.
The blasts came as many left the Spanish city on a public holiday weekend.
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Which had nothing to do with the Basques. Just to point out.JME2 wrote:And people keep saying the world is a safer place following Gulf War II...
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It kind of relate,since they are terrorists too...but at least they send a warning.Rogue 9 wrote:Which had nothing to do with the Basques. Just to point out.JME2 wrote:And people keep saying the world is a safer place following Gulf War II...
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The long-standing MO of ETA is to go to great lengths (barring, IIRC a couple of cases) to avoid casualties. It occurs to me that perhaps under some of the definitions from the multitude of "define terrorist" threads we've had, ETA wouldn't qualify.Montcalm wrote: It kind of relate,since they are terrorists too...but at least they send a warning.