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Bomb blast targets Basque TV site | Bomb blast targets Basque TV site |
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A car bomb has exploded near the offices of a Basque television station in Bilbao in northern Spain. | A car bomb has exploded near the offices of a Basque television station in Bilbao in northern Spain. |
The blast happened minutes after the building had been evacuated, following a warning call in the name of the Basque separatist group Eta. | The blast happened minutes after the building had been evacuated, following a warning call in the name of the Basque separatist group Eta. |
Spanish media said there was structural damage to the building, but no casualties have been reported so far. | Spanish media said there was structural damage to the building, but no casualties have been reported so far. |
Eta's violent four-decade campaign for a sovereign Basque state has cost more than 800 lives. | |
A Basque police spokesman said Wednesday's blast near the EITB television offices happened at 1105 (1005 GMT) and the area around the building had been evacuated and cordoned off. |