BRIEF: Bomb Explodes Outside Socialist Party Office

ELGOIBAR, Spain - A small bomb exploded just outside Socialist Party offices in northern Spain early on Sunday morning.  No one was injured in the blast. A preliminary investigation reveals that the bomb contained 3 kilograms of explosives which caused considerable damage to the interior of the office. 

Investigators believe that the ETA is behind the attack.  For the past four decades, the ETA has battled the Spanish government for the creation of an independent Basque state.  The group has claimed responsibility for a variety of bombings over the years, including the infamous attack at on Madrid's central train station several years ago.  If the ETA is truly responsible for this attack, it is likely  continuation of the group's effort to achieve independence.

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International Herald Tribune - Bomb damages Socialist Party offices in northern Spain - 20 April 2008