No Injuries in Bombing Near Madrid Stadium
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A car bomb exploded near a Madrid stadium used to promote the city’s bid to host the 2012 Olympics after a warning call by the Basque separatist group ETA, officials said. No injuries were reported.
The bomb went off about 7 p.m. at a parking lot outside the Peineta track and field complex, the Interior Ministry said.
The parking lot was nearly empty at the time and the blast, which came after the call made in ETA’s name to the Basque daily newspaper Gara, caused little damage, the ministry said.
ETA, whose initials stand for Basque Homeland and Freedom, has been blamed for nearly 850 deaths since launching its fight for Basque independence in 1968.
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