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| Spanish cop killed, Basque boomers blow up... |
| 2002-09-24 |
| An explosion killed a Spanish policeman and wounded three others on Tuesday as they tried to remove a Basque separatist banner that was booby trapped, officials said. The Civil Guard police patrol had been trying to take down the banner for radical Basque party Batasuna near a motorway from Pamplona to San Sebastian when the bomb exploded. A corporal, who suffered severe abdominal wounds, died in hospital and the three others suffered shrapnel wounds. Poor guy... It's a fiction that there's a difference between the bangers and their front organizations. It's a good thing that we're starting to recognize the fact. But now that Batasuna's outlawed, we'll see more of this... Tuesday's attack came soon after two suspected ETA members were killed near the city of Bilbao when a rucksack containing 33 pounds of explosives blew up in their car, tearing it to pieces. Government officials said they were preparing an attack when the explosion happened shortly before midnight on Monday. "Kid! Don't try this at home...!" Thanks to Steve for the tip! |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |