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| Spanish Bike Factory Hit By Bomb Attack |
| 2005-11-21 |
| The factory of the Spanish bike manufacturer BH has been the target of a bomb attack, Basque news channel Euskal Irrati Telebista reported. A small explosive device detonated at the factory located in the Basque city of Vitoria-Gasteiz on Saturday night, causing minor damage on the company's entrance door and facade. The attack has been attributed to Basque separatist mouvement ETA, who has been seeking independence from Spain since the 1960's, since BH bikes are owned by a Spanish company, and the other bike manufacturer located in the Basque region, Orbea, sponsors a Basque team, Euskaltel-Euskadi. |
| Posted by:Mitt Romney |
| #4 Vitoria is a beautiful tree lined city. In the evenings everyone dresses up and wanders around the streets visiting with neighbors and snacking at local restaurants. It is NOT a slum - like the 'suburbs' of French cities. The ETA are a small group of extremists, and they don't have much support among the Basque populace. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2005-11-21 19:14 |
| #3 I don't get this at all. It's typical self booming stupidty. All Bombers are bound for hell, if you believe in one. |
| Posted by: Mahou Sensei Negi-bozu 2005-11-21 15:08 |
| #2 I never understood the Basque desire to be a seperate nation. Spain being democratic and a secular country and all. Until the riots in France. Now I realize that they may be oppressed in the old Europe. |
| Posted by: plainslow 2005-11-21 14:14 |
| #1 So the Basques want independence so they can then turn around and join the EU which is going to be less intrusive than Madrid? |
| Posted by: Uleans Angineck8967 2005-11-21 13:00 |