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More terrorist bombs in Majorca
Three small bombs exploded today in Majorca, in a coordinated attack claimed by the terrorist group ETA. There were no injuries.The first bomb went off in the bathroom of an Italian restaurant and bar next to the beach in Palma de Majorca. Another was detonated nearby by police in a controlled explosion. Shortly thereafter, a third bomb exploded in the town square. ETA, a terrorist group that wants an independent state in Spain's Basque region, gave a warning that the bombs were going to explode and police were able to evacuate everyone in time.
This comes less than two weeks after two other bombs by ETA, one against Guardia Civil in Majorca that left two officers killed, and another against a Guardia Civil apartment building in Burgos that left dozens with minor injuries.
ETA has killed more than 800 people in the past fifty years and often targets popular tourist destinations like Majorca and Burgos in order to undermine the Spanish economy.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mike Aug 9th 2009 5:31PM
This island ist called Mallorca not Majorca ... you stupid Americans!
Sean McLachlan Aug 9th 2009 5:35PM
Excuse me, but I live in Spain part time and I speak Spanish. While it's spelled Mallorca locally, the English version is, indeed, spelled Majorca. Lots of place names are spelled differently depending on which language you are writing in.
Why do people never look these things up before "correcting" someone?
Sean McLachlan Aug 9th 2009 5:54PM
Even the local English-language newspaper is called the Majorca Daily Bulletin.
http://www.majorcadailybulletin.es/
Irene Sep 1st 2009 4:14AM
Ha, ha... were is that clever Mike to reply that?