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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. |
Mr Portu was hospitalised with a broken rib and punctured lung after police said he had resisted arrest. | |
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 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. | 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. | After the airport bombing Eta admitted responsibility and said the deaths were unintended. Eta formally called off its ceasefire in June 2007. |
The interior ministry said a sketch map found on one of the two arrested on Sunday led police to 125kg (275 pounds) of bomb-making materials in a cache in the northern province of Huesca. | The interior ministry said a sketch map found on one of the two arrested on Sunday led police to 125kg (275 pounds) of bomb-making materials in a cache in the northern province of Huesca. |
Eta has been blamed for killing more than 800 people in its campaign, which has lasted more than three decades. | Eta has been blamed for killing more than 800 people in its campaign, which has lasted more than three decades. |