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Two Car Bombs Explode in Madrid, Spain

Xinhuanet 2002-05-02 10:01:56
   MADRID, May 1 (Xinhuanet) -- Two car bombs exploded Wednesday near
the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid wounding several people
including two national police agents, according to sources from
the investigation.
   Basque homeland and freedom (ETA) detonated these explosives,
which were stolen last March 28. The first car bomb, which
contained 20 kilograms of explosives, had its license plates
disfigured and was stolen that same day in Madrid, said the local
police department.
   The second car bomb exploded a half hour later at the
Embajadores area. The car was the same one the terrorists escaped
in after detonating the first car bomb, according to the
authorities.
   The second car bomb had one kilogram of dynamite placed
underneath the driver's seat and it seemed as if it too had its
license plates folded to conceal its identity.
   The police said that 25 minutes prior to the explosion, an
individual warned local daily Gara of the car bomb, and security
forces were informed right away.
   The police had enough time to seal the area but not to conduct
a controlled explosion of the vehicle, so a number of people were
wounded, including two national police agents.
   Sources from the emergency service of the Madrid Community 112
said they also received a similar call at 16:20 from a man on
behalf of the ETA, indicating the hour of the explosion and the
characteristics of the vehicle. Then law-enforcement agencies were
informed, but the explosion took place five minutes earlier than
the mentioned hour.  Enditem
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