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Spanish interior minister says ETA planned fatal attack this week

The Associated Press
Published: July 4, 2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “MADRID, Spain: The Basque separatist group ETA clearly intended to cause casualties in a bomb attack it planned this week, Spain’s interior minister said Wednesday.

The attack was thwarted when authorities in France intercepted a van packed with explosives.”

http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/05/1971227.htm?section=world
(AFP)

“Sri Lanka’s Tamil rebels commemorate suicide bombers”

Posted Thu Jul 5, 2007 9:20pm AEST

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Sri Lanka has been on high alert as Tamil Tiger rebels commemorated the 322 male and female suicide bombers who have blown themselves up for the guerrilla cause over the last two decades.

Security forces set up snap roadblocks and checkpoints in the capital, Colombo, and prevented heavy vehicles from passing key government buildings amid fears the rebels could try to mark “Black Tiger” day with a bombing.

“Measures are under way to heighten our alert during the Black Tiger week,” police spokesman General Jayantha Wickramaratne said.

“We are taking all measures to eliminate the risk of terrorist attacks.””