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Cops Injured in Bilbao Blast

ETA fingered for attack on Socialist headquarters

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 17, 2008 7:00 AM CDT
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(Newser) – A powerful car bomb believed to be the work of the Basque separatist group ETA exploded today in Spain, injuring at least seven police officers. The blast, which was preceded by a warning call, occurred outside the headquarters of Spain's ruling Socialist Party in the Basque city of Bilbao. The attack comes just weeks after the murder of a Socialist Party politician, which has also been linked to the separatists.

Police officers search the scene of a car bomb that exploded outside of the Basque Socialist headquarters in the small Basque town of La Pena near to Bilbao, northern Spain, Thursday April 17, 2008.
Police officers search the scene of a car bomb that exploded outside of the Basque Socialist headquarters in the small Basque town of La Pena near to Bilbao, northern Spain, Thursday April 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Police officers search the scene of a car bomb that exploded outside of the Basque Socialist headquarters in the small Basque town of La Pena near to Bilbao, northern Spain, Thursday April 17, 2008.
Police officers search the scene of a car bomb that exploded outside of the Basque Socialist headquarters in the small Basque town of La Pena near to Bilbao, northern Spain, Thursday April 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
A police officer inspects the scene of a car bomb that exploded outside of the Basque Socialist headquarters in the small Basque town of La Pena near to Bilbao, northern Spain, Thursday April 17, 2008.
A police officer inspects the scene of a car bomb that exploded outside of the Basque Socialist headquarters in the small Basque town of La Pena near to Bilbao, northern Spain, Thursday April 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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