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Explosion at printing plant of Basque newspaper

Spain's Interior Ministry says there has been an explosion at the printing facilities of a Basque newspaper near the northern port city of Bilbao, and no one was injured.

  • AP
  • Published: 10:26 June 8, 2008
  • Gulf News

Madrid: Spain's Interior Ministry says there has been an explosion at the printing facilities of a Basque newspaper near the northern port city of Bilbao, and no one was injured.

An apparent bomb detonated at the presses of El Correo, a regional ministry spokesman said.

People were working when the device went off at about 3am on Sunday and the building was damaged, the spokesman said.

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


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