Print this PostI have just found out about an attack by ETA on a Civil Guard barracks and dormitory located in Burgos where I live. Unfortunately, I do not have a first-hand account to publish on my site because just a few days ago I returned to the USA to visit some friends and family for a couple weeks. In any event, I’d like to leave a link here on the blog to an article in El País that explains exactly what happened. According to the article, officers and their families were living in the barracks dormitory at the time of the blast but, despite the amount of people living there, nobody was badly injured. If I talk with friends in Burgos over the next few days and they have information to add, I’ll try to update this post with that information.
UPDATE on July 30th, 2009: It appears as though ETA has struck again with another car bomb, this time in Majorca. At least two police officers were killed in this blast. Unbelievably, this is now the second attack in a little over 24 hours. Read more in El País.
These attacks were supposedly carried out by ETA, an armed separatist organization headquartered in the Basque region of Spain. If you’d like to learn a little more about ETA, you may wish to check out the Wikipedia article.
Hasta luego,
–Chris
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Hi Chris. I’m from Mallorca, you live in Burgos so this killer bastards (if this is not the right moment for using rude words I don’t know when it is) have reminded me of your blog again. Fortunately you weren’t near yesterdays bomb, neither my family or friends, luckily.
Anyway I’d like to point out that ETA is not “just” an armed separatist organization, it’s a TERRORIST gang, a repulsive mafia gang that only kill for their own interests, separatism is not their goal, terrorize for a living is the bussiness of this SOB.
Once again, a pleasure to read and comment in your blog, and I’m glad to read you (and your goods I guess) are fine.
Regards,
David.
@David – I’m glad to hear that you, your friends, and your family weren’t near the attack in Mallorca… it’s true that the attacks are scary and unjust. Thanks for your comment!