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Car bomb kills Spanish officer

A Spanish police inspector dies in a car bomb attack in the northern city of Bilbao being blamed on Basque militant group Eta. Ref. Source 8

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Spain on high alert after bombs

Police in Spain are on heightened alert after two bombings in 48 hours blamed on the Basque separatist group Eta. Ref. Source 5

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Spain arrests American al-Qaida suspect:

Spanish police have arrested a U.S. Citizen of Algerian origin who is suspected of financing al-Qaida's North African affiliate, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. Ref. Source 6

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The Basque separatist group ETA said today it will end its decades-long, bloody campaign for a Basque homeland in a portion of Spain and France. The ETA announcement was published on the website of Gara, a newspaper that the group has used to convey messages in the past.

ETA, listed as a terrorist organization by the European Union, Spain and the United States, is blamed for more than 800 deaths in its long fight for an independent Basque homeland to be carved out of a section of northern Spain and southwestern France.

The group had announced a unilateral "permanent" cease-fire last January, raising hopes in Spain that an end might be near to the decades of ETA car bombings and point-blank shootings. Ref. CNN

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Lavrov says 'no talks with Islamist militants in Syria':

"We refuse to have talks and do not recommend other parties to hold talks with them over principled considerations," Lavrov said in an interview with Russia's NTV on Sunday. Ref. Source 8

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Spain: Police Arrest Family, Say Sons Were to Join Jihad:

Police on Tuesday arrested four members of a family, including 16-year-old twin boys who were allegedly about to travel to Syria to become jihadi fighters, the Interior Ministry said. Ref. Source 6

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Spain arrests alleged Islamist militant wanted by US, Interpol:

Police in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia have arrested an alleged Islamist militant wanted by the US, Ali Charef Damache, Reuters reported. Damache, who has dual Algerian and Irish nationality, was wanted by the US and Interpol for alleged crimes of conspiracy to provide support for terrorists Ref. Source 6r

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Spanish police: Van plows into Barcelona crowd, causes injuries. Police in Barcelona say a white van has mounted a sidewalk and struck several people in the city's Las Ramblas district -- an area popular with tourists. Ref. USAToday.