Spanish police report explosion in Basque country, apparently a car bomb attack

August 29th, 2009 The Basque country at a glanceThe Basque Country: This region of northern Spain became semiautonomous in 1979 after a new Spanish Constitution was adopted following the death of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco.

August 9th, 2009 Spanish media: small bomb explodes in MallorcaMADRID —Spanish media say a small bomb has exploded in a restaurant on the island of Mallorca after a telephone warning from Basque separatist group ETA, and that no one was hurt in the blast. The attack was staged just hours after ETA published a statement claiming responsibly for four other bombings that killed three people and injured dozens this summer.

August 9th, 2009 Bomb explodes on Spain's Mallorca islandMADRID —A small bomb exploded Sunday in a restaurant on the Spanish island of Mallorca, causing minor damage and no injuries, just over a week after Basque separatist group ETA killed two police officers there, the government said. The attack was staged just hours after ETA published a statement claiming responsibly for four other bombings that killed three people and injured dozens this summer.

August 9th, 2009 Basque separatists claim 4 deadly attacks in SpainMADRID —Basque separatist group ETA has claimed responsibility for four bombing attacks that left three people dead and 60 injured in Spain this summer. An ETA statement says the group planted two bombs that exploded in late July, killing two officers and wounding 60 people.

August 9th, 2009 Bomb explodes on Spanish island of MallorcaMADRID —A small bomb exploded Sunday in a restaurant on the Spanish island of Mallorca, hurting no one, and a second device was deactivated by police, the government said. The attack happened just over a week after the Basque separatist group ETA killed two police officers on the island.

July 30th, 2009 2 Spanish officers killed in blast on MallorcaMADRID — An explosion near a police station on the Spanish island of Mallorca killed two officers Thursday — a day after a car-bomb attack blamed on Basque separatists left scores injured in northern Spain. A Civil Guard spokesman in Madrid said it was still too early to say what caused Thursday's blast in the Palmanova beach resort area, southwest of the resort island's capital of Palma de Mallorca.

July 30th, 2009 MADRID - At least two people were killed and several injured in an explosion on Spain's resort island Mallorca, according to media reports Thursday. The explosion was caused by a car bomb outside the Palmanova civil guard barracks, close to the Marivent palace where Spain's royal family is spending its traditional summer holiday, the El Pais newspaper reported.

July 30th, 2009 PALMA DE MAJORCA - Suspected militants of the armed Basque separatist group ETA Thursday targeted the Spanish tourist island of Majorca during the high holiday season, killing two police officers in a bomb blast. Police sources confirmed that two officers of the paramilitary Civil Guard were killed and several people were injured in the blast.

July 30th, 2009 Reports: blast at Mallorca police barracks kills 2MADRID — Spanish officials are reporting an explosion outside a police barracks on the resort island Mallorca. El Pais newspaper says two Civil Guard officers were killed and several people were injured by Thursday's blast.

July 30th, 2009 Explosion kills 2 Spanish police on resort islandPALMA DE MALLORCA, Balearic Islands — An explosion near a police station on a Spanish resort island killed two officers Thursday, a day after a car bombing blamed on Basque separatists injured scores in northern Spain, officials said. The cause of the blast in Mallorca was under investigation and a Civil Guard spokesman in Madrid could not confirm news reports saying the explosion may have been caused by a bomb attached to the underside of a police patrol vehicle.

July 29th, 2009 Car bomb explodes in Spain, dozens injuredBURGOS, Spain — A powerful car bomb exploded early Wednesday outside a barracks housing police officers and their families in this northern Spanish city, slightly injuring 46 people and causing major damage in the area. The attack was blamed on Basque separatist group ETA.

July 29th, 2009 MADRID - Up to 37 people were injured when a car bomb exploded outside police barracks in Burgos in northern Spain Wednesday morning, the El Mundo newspaper said in its internet edition. The car bomb exploded around 4 a.m.

July 29th, 2009 Car bomb in Spain destroys police barracksBURGOS, Spain — A powerful car bomb destroyed a police barracks housing officers and their families in northern Spain on Wednesday, injuring about 60 people and causing major damage in the surrounding area. The attack was blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA.

June 19th, 2009 Car bomb in Spain's Basque country kills policemanMADRID — A powerful bomb exploded Friday near the Basque city of Bilbao, killing a policeman in an attack blamed on the separatist group ETA. In what appeared to be the first ETA killing since December, a bomb attached to the underside of the officer's car detonated as he started the engine in a parking lot in the town of Arrigorriaga, the Basque regional interior ministry said.

June 19th, 2009 One dead in car bomb blast in SpainMADRID — Police in Spain's Basque region say a car bomb blast has killed one person. News reports say the victim was a police officer killed Friday when a bomb attached to the underside of his car detonated as he started the engine.