Explosion near Civil Guard barracks in Spain’s Mallorca island; Reports say 2 dead
By APThursday, July 30, 2009
Reports: blast at Mallorca police barracks kills 2
MADRID — Spanish officials are reporting an explosion outside a police barracks on the resort island Mallorca.
El Pais newspaper says two Civil Guard officers were killed and several people were injured by Thursday’s blast.
A Balearic Island regional government spokesman gave no details about the explosion.
On Wednesday a car-bomb attack at a Civil Guard barracks on mainland Spain left some 60 people injured. That attack has been blamed on the armed Basque separatist group ETA.
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Tags: Balearic Islands, Europe, European Union, Explosions, Law Enforcement, Madrid, North America, Police, Spain, United States, Western Europe
Tags: Balearic Islands, Europe, European Union, Explosions, Law Enforcement, Madrid, North America, Police, Spain, United States, Western Europe
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