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Spain captures 'Madrid bombers' | Spain captures 'Madrid bombers' |
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The Spanish government says two men arrested in the Basque Country are suspected of carrying out the deadly 2006 Madrid airport bombing. | The Spanish government says two men arrested in the Basque Country are suspected of carrying out the deadly 2006 Madrid airport bombing. |
The blast in a car park killed two Ecuadoreans and wrecked peace talks with the Basque separatist group Eta. | The blast in a car park killed two Ecuadoreans and wrecked peace talks with the Basque separatist group Eta. |
Martin Sarasola and Igor Portu were arrested on Sunday. | Martin Sarasola and Igor Portu were arrested on Sunday. |
"These are the people who caused the explosion which killed two people in Terminal Four," Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said. | "These are the people who caused the explosion which killed two people in Terminal Four," Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said. |
Another suspected Eta member still on the run is also accused of involvement in the 30 December 2006 attack. | Another suspected Eta member still on the run is also accused of involvement in the 30 December 2006 attack. |
The deaths of the Ecuadorean migrants at the Barajas airport multi-storey car park were the first attributed to Eta in more than three years. | |
The armed separatists had declared a permanent ceasefire in March 2006. The group seeks an independent state in northern Spain and south-west France. | |
After the airport bombing Eta admitted responsibility and said the deaths were unintended. Eta formally called off its ceasefire in June 2007. |