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Bomb Blasts in Spain Destroy 11 Trucks
2003-10-12
Two bombs exploded in a parking lot in northern Spain early Sunday, destroying 11 freight trucks.
"My truck! The bastards blew up my truck!"
No one was injured in the blast blamed on the armed Basque separatist group ETA. The explosion occurred at 5:20 a.m. in the northern town of Irun, near the French border, the spokeswoman for Basque regional police in the city of San Sebastian said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Nearly five pounds of exposives were split between two trucks. Nine other trucks were destoyed in the blast and subsequent fire. Some 150 trucks were parked in the lot at the time, with many of the drivers sleeping in the cabins. The lot is used by truckers waiting to cross into France. The spokeswoman said that while no group had claimed the attack, it bore the hallmark of ETA. She did not elaborate.
"I can say no more!"
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#4  Hmmmm, should we call Spanish occupation of Basquenland a quagmire?
Posted by: Jabba the Nutt   2003-10-12 11:17:52 PM  

#3  "Well, the big, flaming 'ETA' in the middle of the lot was our first clue..."
Posted by: mojo   2003-10-12 11:14:53 PM  

#2  He hates these trucks! Stay away from the trucks!
Posted by: tu3031   2003-10-12 9:22:05 PM  

#1  I don't think it would be healthy to target teh Teamsters in America. Maybe they are less violent in Spain & France. As a kid I remember my dad telling my mother to stay off the Ohio turnpike because the teamsters were striking and there was too much lead flying for safe driving.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-10-12 8:55:28 PM  

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