[Gocamino] ETA, the Universe, and Everything

[Grant Spangler]

ETA, the Gentlemen Terrorists, made their requisite warning call .. then ..

A car bomb has exploded next to a Guardia Civil barracks in the north of Spain after a warning call from Basque separatists, police say.

It was not clear if anyone had been injured in the blast at the city of Calahorra, in the Rioja wine region.

Spanish media said the area was cleared before the device went off at 1300GMT.

ETA, which ended a 15-month ceasefire in June 2007 after failed peace talks, seeks independence for regions in northern Spain and south-west France.

A man claiming to represent ETA telephoned highway police to warn of the device, stating the location, make and colour of the vehicle, at around 1230 GMT, about half an hour before the explosion, Spanish media reported.

ETA was blamed for the killing of a former town councillor in the Basque region two days before the Spanish general election earlier this month.

For more than three decades the organisation has waged a bloody campaign that has led to more than 800 deaths.

Many of those killed have been members of the Guardia Civil, Spain's national police force, and both local and national politicians opposed to Eta's separatist demands.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7308640.stm

Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Calahorra,+Spain&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

Media of afterwards: http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/news/world/video/160000/bb/160917_16x9_bb.asx?ad=1&ct=50>


Buen Camino,


Grant

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