Seven Police Hurt In Spanish Bomb Blast At Socialist Party Offices
April 17, 2008 by national
Filed under World Report
A bomb has exploded outside an office of the ruling Socialist party in Spain, lightly wounding seven police officers.
Police said the blast, in the northern Basque city of Bilbao, happened at 0600 (0400 GMT), after a telephone warning.
The separatist group Eta has been blamed for the attack, which seriously damaged the building.
The explosion came a day after parliament was inaugurated in Madrid, following elections won by Socialist PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
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