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BASQUE GOVERNMENT’S REACTIONS

Saying the attack was against 'Basque Y' is an exaggerated idea

05/13/2008

Moreover, the Basque Interior Department said each one of the devices placed in the excavators contained one kilo of ammonal.
Basque Government spokeswoman Miren Azkarate. Photo: EFE

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Basque Government spokeswoman Miren Azkarate. Photo: EFE

Basque Government spokeswoman Miren Azkarate, said on Tuesday that deducing yesterday’s attack against two excavators in the Basque town of Hernani was against high-speed train works it is an“exaggerated idea” . The attack, which was claimed by the armed Basque group ETA, reached two excavators that belonged to a company working in the construction of the Basque high-speed train, the so-called ‘Basque Y’, although those two machines were not working on it.

She added that the armed group, which claimed responsibility for the attack, did not say it was against those works.

One kilo of ammonal

Each one of the devices placed in the excavators contained one kilo of ammonal, according to the Basque Interior Department. Both bombs exploded in the early morning of Monday.

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