Madrid car bomb injures three
A car bomb exploded in the Spanish capital on Wednesday, injuring three people, 45 minutes after a Basque newspaper received a warning in the name of Basque separatist group ETA, police said.
Police sealed off the area in the San Blas district of northeastern Madrid where the bomb exploded and smoke could be seen rising into the air.
The warning gave police time to clear the area before the explosion, according to state radio, but emergency officials said three people were slightly injured.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The blast appeared to be an act of defiance from ETA after a vote by the Spanish Parliament last week to grant the government permission to open peace talks with the group if it laid down its arms.
Basque newspaper Gara said on its web site that it had received an anonymous call on Wednesday morning warning that a car bomb would explode in Madrid in 45 minutes. The call was made in the name of ETA, it said.
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