[cardinal4]

ETA?

[freeperfromnj]

http://www.nj.com/newsflash/topstories/index.ssf?/base/international-10/1107095912282850.xml&storylist=

[cripplecreek]

Were they voting?

[Qwinn]

Heh. I guess since the only time Al Qaeda managed to swing an election was by bombing Spain, they're figuring to try doing it again and see if it works on the Iraqi election.

Qwinn

[thoughtomator]

Guess the terrorists have given up on Iraq and are going for something more achievable.

[TADSLOS]

Must have used one of those time delay appeasement fuses.

[csvset]

Via Babblefish translation:

Two hurt when exploding a device in a hotel in Denia

AGENCIES | ELMUNDO.ES

The hotel in which the device has exploded.

THE RELATED NEWS

DENIA (ALICANTE). - A device has exploded in the Hotel Port Dénia located in the alicantina locality of Denia, in the region of High Navy, according to informed police sources. Minutes before the explosion, a call in name of ETA alerted of the positioning of the pump, reason why the building was evacuated, although two hurt of slight character have taken place.

A call in name of terrorist organization ETA to the DYA of Bilbao alerted on the 14,35 hours of which an explosion in the hotel was going to take place, according to informed to Efe sources into the investigation. After receiving the warning, several dowries of the National Police evacuated the building, although the pump exploded minutes before the hour announced by the comunicante.

The explosion took place in the stairs of emergencies located in the later part of the hotel Port Denia, that has 280 rooms.

The device has exploded on the 15,15 hours, when the building already was evacuated, and according to they have confirmed sources of the Red Cross to elmundo.es, both hurt they are of slight character, and have been transferred to the Hospital of Denia.

Sources of the Subdelegation de Gobierno of Alicante informed into which strong material damages in the second and third plant of the hotel have taken place.

[NonValueAdded]

Sympathy strike? Confused terrorists? Orders garbled in transmission, the part that said "in Iraq" unreadable? Half-hearted insurgents who fear the Spanish army less than the American army?

[xJones]

The ETA is never going to influence Spanish voters - they've been trying for decades - unless they adopt al-Qaeda tactics. A few railroad bombings in one day and they'll get Basque independence within the week.

[Vision]

Hell, why struggle to take over a hell hole like Iraq. Diversify. Look for a nice climate. You've seen you can have Spain, go there.

[Caipirabob]

The terrorists know that at least the Spanish Socialists will surrender. They aren't making much progress in Iraq, though.

[MHalblaub]

Very typical for ETA calling before the explosion.

Bye the way. Al Qaeda didn't swing the election. The stupid former Spanish prime minister did the swing himself claiming ETA while having evidence for Al Qaeda. He wanted to fool the people and therefore his party lost the election.

ETA terror caused more than 800 dead in other 30 years. The territory where the Basque live is still a part of Spain and France.

[Bon mots]

But this is impossible... the Spanish did just what the terrorists told them to... they elected Zapatero.

Peace in our time!
This can't be happening...