Monday, March 5, 2012

Suspected bomb explodes at printing presses of Basque newspaper in northern Spain, no injuries

An explosion damaged the printing facilities of a Basque newspaper as people worked inside early Sunday, but no one was injured, Spain's Interior Ministry said.

An apparent bomb detonated at the presses of El Correo near the northern port city of Bilbao at about 3 a.m. (0100 GMT) Sunday, a regional ministry spokesman said on condition of anonymity in keeping with government rules.

No warning was received, the spokesman told The Associated Press. The area has been cordoned off by Basque regional police.

The Web site of El Correo blamed the explosion on the violent Basque separatist group ETA, and said around 50 people were preparing Sunday's paper …

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