Four explosions near Spanish power station-police

Reuters ^ | 12 Jul 2005 12:55:39 GMT

[Esther Ruth]

Four explosions near Spanish power station-police 12 Jul 2005 12:55:39 GMT

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MADRID, July 12 (Reuters) - Four explosions struck near a power station in Spain's northern Basque country on Tuesday after a warning call in the name of Basque separatist guerrillas ETA, police said.

State radio said there were no injuries.

A caller to a Basque newspaper had warned earlier that four bombs would explode near the power station at Amorebieta, in the Basque country, police said.

The warning, about half an hour before the explosions, gave police time to clear the area.

There was no immediate word of any damage to the power station, which, according to press reports, is still undergoing testing before going into service.

ETA staged a series of bombings on electricity lines last summer in an apparent attempt to disrupt Spain's infrastructure.

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ETA, classed as a terrorist group by the United States and European Union, has killed nearly 850 people since 1968 in a bombing and shooting campaign for an independent Basque state in northern Spain and southwestern France.

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Posted 7/12/2005 8:59 AM Updated 7/12/2005 9:25 AM

ETA may be behind four bombs in Spain
MADRID, Spain (AP) — Four bombs exploded Tuesday near a power plant in the Basque region after a warning call from the separatist group ETA, but there were no casualties, news reports said.
The blasts occurred in the town of Amorebieta in Vizcaya province, Spanish National Radio said.

ETA called a Basque newspaper and warned that four bombs would go off at the power plant, the news agency Efe said.

Workers at the plant were evacuated before the explosions, Efe said, quoting witnesses as saying the blasts were small.

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