Bomb explodes on Spain’s Mallorca island after warning from Basque group ETA; no injuries

Bomb explodes on Spain’s Mallorca island

MADRID —A small bomb exploded Sunday in a restaurant on the Spanish island of Mallorca, causing minor damage and no injuries, just over a week after Basque separatist group ETA killed two police officers there, the government said.

The attack was staged just hours after ETA published a statement claiming responsibly for four other bombings that killed three people and injured dozens this summer.

El Pais newspaper said Sunday’s blast came after the restaurant had been evacuated following two phone calls made to a taxi company in the Basque region. The caller, who said he was calling on ETA’s behalf, warned of the bomb.

The newspaper says the bomb had been left in a beach bag at the restaurant on the Can Pere Antoni beachfront of the island’s capital Palma de Mallorca. The Mediterranean island resort is one of Europe’s main tourist destinations.