Elgoibar¿s bomb contained three kilograms of ammonal

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PSOE office in Elgoibar

The bomb that exploded on Sunday outside the PSOE office in the Basque town of Elgoibar had three kilograms of ammonal, the same explosive material that the one used on Thursday in the Bilbao attack, Basque Government's Interior Department reported on Monday.

The bomb, which exploded at 3:30 a.m. outside an office of the ruling Socialist Party in Elgoibar (Gipuzkoa), caused considerable damage to the Socialist party office and to the nearby houses and cars.

According to data by the Town Council of Elgoibar, between 25 and 30 neighbors reported having suffered damages in their belongings following the blast.