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Car bomb blast hits Spanish city | Car bomb blast hits Spanish city |
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A car bomb has exploded in the northern Spanish city of Burgos. | A car bomb has exploded in the northern Spanish city of Burgos. |
The blast occurred outside a barracks of the paramilitary Civil Guard, smashing all the windows in its facade and slightly injuring dozens. | |
Police blamed the attack, which took place at around 0430 local time (0230 GMT) on Basque separatist group, Eta. | |
Eta has fought for an independent state in northern Spain and south-western France since 1968, in a campaign that has cost more than 800 lives. | Eta has fought for an independent state in northern Spain and south-western France since 1968, in a campaign that has cost more than 800 lives. |
Most of the 46 people who were injured were hit by flying glass when the windows smashed, officials said. | |
"All the windows are broken. It's very damaged so it's almost a miracle no one was hurt more seriously," an emergency services spokesperson said. | |
Eta group ended a ceasefire two years ago. | |
Last month it was blamed for a car bomb attack in the northern city of Bilbao in which a senior police officer was killed. | Last month it was blamed for a car bomb attack in the northern city of Bilbao in which a senior police officer was killed. |
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